Canon 550D - Manual (Page 100)

B : Setting the White BalanceN
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2
Select [Custom White Balance].
Under the [2] tab, select [Custom
White Balance], then press <0>.
X The custom white balance selection
screen will appear.
3
Import the white balance data.
Select the image that was captured in
step 1, then press <0>.
X On the dialog screen which appears,
select [OK] and the data will be
imported.
When the menu reappears, press the
button to exit the menu.
4
Select the custom white balance.
Press the button.
Press the key to select ,
then press <0>.
If the exposure obtained in step 1 is way off, a correct white balance
might not be obtained.
If the image was captured while the Picture Style was set to
[Monochrome] (p.76), it cannot be selected in step 3.
Instead of a white object, an 18% gray card (commercially available) can
produce a more accurate white balance.
The personal white balance registered with the provided software will be
registered under . If you do step 3, the data for the registered
personal white balance will be erased.