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SETTING A CUSTOM WHITE BALANCE

For more precise control of the white balance setting or when

photographing under unusual lighting conditions, the [Custom WB] option

can be used to capture a sample of neutral object in a scene to be used for

color correction.

Make sure that "D"-dial is set to Single Frame Shooting

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Press the

button on the back of the camera to display the Camera Set-up

Menu. (See P. 28 )

Use

arrows on the 4-way controller to select [Custom WB].

Press

arrow or

to open the custom white balance dialog screen.

Under the lighting conditions that will be used for the final photograph, frame a

white or neutral color object, such as a sheet of white paper or a white wall, so

that it fills the Center Area Metering circle inside the viewfinder.

Press the shutter button to release the shutter and capture a custom white

balance setting.

If a valid white balance setting was captured, a message will appear indicating

that the white balance image was captured successfully. If the capture was not

successful, "Failed!" will be displayed on the color LCD monitor. Repeat steps

and

to capture a valid white balance setting or press

to dismiss the dialog.

CAUTION !!

• When a custom white balance setting is successfully captured, "Custom" will

automatically become the selected item in the White Balance menu.

• It is recommended that an automatic exposure mode such as

, or

used when capturing a custom white balance setting to ensure proper

exposure.

• It may be necessary to set the lens to manual focus (P.55) when capturing a

custom white balance setting since auto focus may not work properly when

photographing low contrast subjects.

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Sigma SD15 User Manual Page 63