Canon EOS 5D Mark IV L-series Zoom Lens Kit Owner's Manual

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: Setting the White BalanceN
With custom white balance, you can manually set the white balance for 
the specific light source of the shooting location. Make sure to perform 
this procedure under the light source at the actual location of the shoot.
1
Shoot a white object.
 
Look through the viewfinder and aim 
the entire dotted line box (shown in 
the illustration) over a plain, white 
object.
 
Focus manually and shoot with the 
standard exposure set for the white 
object.
 
You can use any white balance 
setting.
2
Select [Custom White Balance].
 
Under the [z2] tab, select [Custom 
White Balance
], then press <0>.
X
The custom white balance selection 
screen will appear.
3
Import the white balance data.
 
Turn the <5> dial to select the 
image captured in step 1, then press 
<0>.
X
On the dialog screen that appears, 
select [OK] and the data will be 
imported.
 
Press the <M> button to exit the 
menu.
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 Custom White Balance