Canon Power Shot A400 Manual Do Utilizador

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Shooting – Advanced Functions

Adjusting the Tone (White Balance)

When the white balance is set to match the 
light source, the camera can reproduce 
colors more accurately.
Combinations of setting contents and light 
source are as follows.

Settings are automatically set 
by the camera

For recording outdoors on a 
bright day

For recording under overcast, 
shady or twilight skies

For recording under tungsten 
and bulb-type 3-wavelength 
fluorescent

For recording under warm-white, 
color-white or warm-white (3-
wavelength) fluorescent lighting

For recording under daylight 
fluorescent, or daylight 
fluorescent-type 3-wavelength 
fluorescent lighting

For setting a custom value with a 
white sheet of paper, etc., to 
obtain the optimal white balance 
for the conditions

z See Selecting Menus and Settings (p. 62).
* The current setting is displayed.

z See page 78 regarding 

the 

 custom setting.

z When the LCD monitor 

is on, you can check the setting on the 
display.

z A shot can be taken immediately by pressing 

the shutter button. The menu will reappear 
after the shot, allowing you to adjust the 
setting.

The white balance cannot be adjusted 
when the photo effect is set to 

 (sepia) 

or 

 (B/W) (p. 80).