User Manual - Page 78

For POWERSHOT-G9-X.

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78
Tv, Av, M, and C Mode
Playback Mode
Wi-Fi Functions
Setting Menu
Accessories
Appendix
Before Use
Index
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
Camera Basics
Auto Mode /
Hybrid Auto Mode
Other Shooting Modes
P Mode
Custom White Balance
Still Images
Movies
For image colors that look natural under the light in your shot, adjust white
balance to suit the light source where you are shooting. Set the white
balance under the same light source that will illuminate your shot.
z Follow the steps in “Capturing Natural
Colors (White Balance)” (
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78) to
choose [ ] or [ ].
z Aim the camera at a plain white subject,
so that the entire screen is white. Press
the [
] button.
z The tint of the screen changes once the
white balance data has been recorded.
Colors may look unnatural if you change camera settings after
recording white balance data.
You can also record white balance data on the screen above by
touching [
].
Manually Correcting White Balance
Still Images
Movies
You can correct white balance. This adjustment can match the effect of
using a commercially available color temperature conversion lter or color-
compensating lter.
1
Congure the setting.
z Follow the steps in “Capturing Natural
Colors (White Balance)” (
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78) to
choose [ ].
z Turn the [
] ring to adjust the correction
level for B and A.
z Once the setting is complete, [
] is
displayed.
Image Colors
Capturing Natural Colors (White Balance)
Still Images
Movies
By adjusting white balance (WB), you can make image colors look more
natural for the scene you are shooting.
z Press the [
] button, choose [ ] in the
menu, and choose the desired option
(
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28).
z The option you congured is now
displayed.
Auto
Automatically sets the optimal white balance for
the shooting conditions.
Day Light For shooting outdoors in fair weather.
Shade For shooting in the shade.
Cloudy For shooting in cloudy weather or at twilight.
Tungsten For shooting under ordinary incandescent lighting.
Fluorescent For shooting under white uorescent lighting.
Fluorescent H For shooting under daylight uorescent lighting.
Flash For shooting with the ash.
Custom
For manually setting a custom white balance
(
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78).
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