Canon PowerShot Camera S90 - Manual (Page 77)

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The white balance (WB) function sets the optimal white balance for natural
looking colors.
Choose the white balance.
● After pressing the m button, press the
op buttons to choose .
Choose an option.
● Press the qr buttons or turn the Ê dial to
choose an option, then press the m button.
X The setting you chose will display on the
screen.
Custom White Balance
You can adjust the white balance to the light source at the shooting location.
Make sure that you set the white balance under the light source of the actual
scene you will shoot.
● In Step 2 above, choose .
● Make sure the entire screen is filled with a
white colored subject, then press the
n button.
X The tint on the screen will change when a
white balance data is set.
Adjusting the White Balance
Auto Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the shooting conditions.
Day Light Fine weather conditions, outdoor shooting
Cloudy Cloudy, shady, twilight conditions
Tungsten Tungsten, bulb-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting
Fluorescent
Warm-white fluorescent, cool-white fluorescent, warm-white-type
(3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting
Fluorescent H Daylight fluorescent, daylight-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting
Flash
When shooting with the flash.
Underwater
Underwater Sets the optimum white balance for taking pictures
underwater. Reduces blue tones to produce natural, vibrant hues.
Custom Manually sets a custom white balance.
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If you change camera settings after recording white balance data, the
tone may not turn out properly.
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