Name: Canon Xsi
Brand: Canon
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White balance (WB) is for making the white areas look white. Normally,

the <Q> (Auto) setting will obtain the correct white balance. If natural-

looking colors cannot be obtained with <Q>, you can set the white

balance manually to suit the respective light source. In the Basic Zone

modes, <Q> will be set automatically.

Press the <B> button.

X [White balance] will appear.

Select the white balance.

Press the <U> key to select the

desired white balance, then press

<0>.

The “Approx. ****K” (K: Kelvin)

displayed for the selected white

balance <W> <E> <R> <Y>

<U> is the respective color

temperature.

Custom white balance enables you to manually set the white balance

for a specific light source for better accuracy. Do this procedure under

the actual light source to be used.

Photograph a white object.

The plain, white object should fill the

spot metering circle.

Focus manually and set the standard

exposure for the white object.

You can set any white balance.

B: Setting the White BalanceN

O Custom White Balance

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