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Using the custom white balance – Canon A470 User Manual

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Using the Custom White Balance

Take a custom white balance reading for the following situations that
are difficult for the

(Auto) setting to detect correctly.

• Shooting subjects of monotone color (such as sky, sea or forest)
• Shooting with a particular source of light (such as a mercury-vapor lamp)
• Shooting close-ups (Macro)

1

Select .

1. Press the FUNC./SET button.

2. Use the

S or T button to select

and choose

with the

W or

X button.

2

Aim the camera at a
piece of white paper or
cloth and press the
MENU button

.

• Ensure that the center frame is

completely filled with the white
image. Please note that the
center frame will not appear when the digital zoom is in use
or

displays.

3

Press the F

FUNC./SET button.

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