White Balance - Canon PowerShot V10 Advanced User's Manual

White Balance

[ ] Auto White Balance
[ ] Color Temperature
White balance (WB) is for making the white areas look white. Normally, the Auto [
(Ambience priority) or [
natural-looking colors cannot be obtained with Auto, you can select a white balance
corresponding to the light source.
[ ] (Ambience priority) is set automatically for [Smooth skin movie], [Movie IS mode], or
[Auto photo] modes.
Note
The human eye adapts to changes in lighting so that white objects look white under
all kinds of lighting. Cameras determine white from the color temperature of lighting
and, based on this, apply image processing to make color tones look natural in
your shots.
For [ ] and [
To set your preferred color temperature, select [
< >, then press the <
Display
] (White priority) setting will obtain the correct white balance. If
] setting instructions, see
> < > keys.
Mode
Auto (Ambience priority)
Auto (White priority)
Daylight
Shade
Cloudy, twilight, sunset
Tungsten light
White fluorescent light
Color temperature
73
[ ] Auto White Balance.
] in [ : White balance], press
Color Temperature (K: Kelvin)
3000–7000
5200
7000
6000
3200
4000
2500–10000
]
(Approx.)