Setting Guide(Movie Edition)
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Workflow Buttons and Icons Settings Tips and Tricks Viewing Movies Appendix
Measuring Preset Manual White Balance in Live View
Use preset manual white balance to measure a custom white balance value for the current light
source and save it for later recall.
1
Set white balance to L (Preset manual).
Press the U button and rotate the main
command dial until L is displayed in
the monitor.
U button Main command dial
2
Select a preset.
Press the U button and rotate the sub-
command dial until the desired white
balance preset (d-1 to d-6) is displayed
in the monitor.
U button
3
Select direct measurement mode.
Release the U button briey and then press the button until the
L icon in the monitor starts to ash. A spot white balance target
(r) will be displayed in yellow at the selected focus point.
4
Position the target over a white or grey area.
While L ashes in the display, use the multi selector to position the
r over a white or grey area of the subject. To zoom in on the area
around the target for more precise positioning, press the X button.
You can also measure white balance anywhere in the frame by tap-
ping your subject in the monitor, in which case you can skip Step 5.
5
Measure white balance.
Press the center of the multi selector or press the shutter-release
button all the way down to measure white balance.
6
Exit direct measurement mode.
Press the U button to exit direct measurement mode.
Sub-com-
mand dial