Canon PowerShot SX420 IS Owner's Manual

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Before Use
Basic Guide
Advanced Guide
1
Camera Basics
2
Auto Mode
3
Other Shooting Modes
5
Playback Mode
6
Wi-Fi Functions
7
Setting Menu
8
Accessories
4
P Mode
9
Appendix
Index
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.
 
].
 
Aim the camera at a plain white subject, 
so that the entire screen is white. Press 
the [
] button.
 
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.
Changing Image Color Tones (My Colors)
 Still Images 
 Movies
Change image color tones as desired, such as converting images to sepia 
or black and white.
 
Press the [ ] button, choose [ ] in the 
menu, and choose the desired option 
 
The option you configured is now 
displayed.
Image Colors
Adjusting White Balance
 Still Images 
 Movies
By adjusting white balance (WB), you can make image colors look more 
natural for the scene you are shooting.
 
Press the [ ] button, choose [ ] in the 
menu, and choose the desired option 
 
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 weather or at twilight
Tungsten
For shooting under ordinary incandescent lighting
Fluores-
cent
For shooting under white fluorescent lighting
Fluores-
cent H
For shooting under daylight fluorescent lighting
Custom
For manually setting a custom white balance