87Shooting - Selecting Particular EffectsSetting a Custom White BalanceYou can set a custom white balance to obtain the optimal setting for the shootingconditions by having the camera evaluate a subject such as a white piece of paperor cloth, or a photo-quality gray card. You can set two different custom settings.In the following cases the white balance may not be correctly adjusted in(Auto), shoot after reading the white balance data in (Custom).• Shooting close-ups• Shooting subjects of monotone color (such as sky, sea or forest)• Shooting with a peculiar source of light (such as a mercury-vapor lamp)1 Press (D on the omni selector).The white balance mode appears on the display panel and the white balancesettings appear on the LCD monitor if it is on.2 Select (Custom1) or (Custom2)using the main dial or the B or A arrowon the omni selector.3 Aim the camera at the white paper or cloth, or gray card andpress the button.• Aim the camera so that the white paper or cloth, or gray card, completelyfills the LCD monitor screen or the entire viewfinder before pressing thebutton. When you press the button, the camera reads the whitebalance data.• You can shoot the image right after selecting settings by pressing theshutter button. The previous screen will appear again, once the image isshot.4 Press or click the main dial.5 Shoot the image.
