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Adjusting white balance, Correcting image brightness (i-contrast) – Canon IXUS 180 User Manual

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Before Use

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Appendix

Index

Still Images

Correcting Image Brightness (i-Contrast)

Before shooting, excessively bright or dark image areas (such as faces or

backgrounds) can be detected and automatically adjusted to the optimal

brightness. Insufficient overall image contrast can also be automatically

corrected before shooting to make subjects stand out better.

z

z

Press the [

] button, choose

[i-Contrast] on the [ ] tab, and then

choose [Auto] (

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21

).

z

z

Once the setting is complete, [ ] is

displayed.

Under some shooting conditions, correction may be inaccurate or

may cause images to appear grainy.

You can also correct existing images (

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67

).

Still Images

Movies

Adjusting White Balance

By adjusting white balance (WB), you can make image colors look more

natural for the scene you are shooting.

z

z

Press the [ ] button, choose [ ] in the

menu, and choose the desired option

(

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20

).

z

z

The option you configured is now

displayed.

Auto

Automatically sets the optimal white balance for the shooting

conditions.

Day Light

For shooting outdoors in fair weather.

Cloudy

For shooting in cloudy conditions, in the shade, or at twilight.

Tungsten

For shooting under ordinary incandescent (tungsten) lighting

and similarly colored fluorescent lighting.

Fluorescent

For shooting under warm-white (or similarly colored) or

cool-white fluorescent lighting.

Fluorescent H For shooting under daylight fluorescent and similarly colored

fluorescent lighting.

Custom

For manually setting a custom white balance (

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).

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