Canon PowerShot A470 Guida Utente

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Using the Custom White Balance

Take a custom white balance reading for the following situations that 
are difficult for the 

(Auto) setting to detect correctly.

• Shooting subjects of monotone color (such as sky, sea or forest)
• Shooting with a particular source of light (such as a mercury-vapor lamp)
• Shooting close-ups (Macro)

1

Select .

1. Press the FUNC./SET button.

2. Use the 

S or T button to select 

 and choose 

 with the 

W or 

X button.

2

Aim the camera at a 
piece of white paper or 
cloth and press the 
MENU button

.

• Ensure that the center frame is 

completely filled with the white 
image. Please note that the 
center frame will not appear when the digital zoom is in use 
or  

displays.

3

Press the F

FUNC./SET button.