Custom White Balance - Canon EOS 1D MkII Instruction Manual

3Custom White Balance

With custom white balance, you shoot a white object that will serve as
the basis for the white balance setting. By selecting this image, you
import its white balance data for the white balance setting.
Photograph a white object.
1
¡Make sure the plain, white subject fills
the entire center spot metering circle.
¡Set the lens focus mode switch to
g
< >, then focus manually. (p.76)
¡Set any white balance setting. (p.48)
¡Shoot the white object so that a
standard exposure is obtained. If it is
underexposed or overexposed, a
correct white balance setting might not
be obtained.
Select [Custom WB].
2
¡Select the <
¡Hold down the <
turn the <
WB]. Then let go of the button.
The 9-image index display will appear.
s
Select the image.
3
¡Hold down the <
turn the <
you shot in step 1. Then let go of the
button.
z
> tab.
X
> button and
5
> dial to select [Custom
X
> button and
5
> dial to select the image
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