Canon Mark 3 User Manual

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You can select a base Picture Style such as [Portrait] or [Landscape ], 
adjust its parameters as desired and register it under [ User Def. 1],  
[ User Def. 2 ], or [User Def. 3 ]. You can create Picture Styles whose 
parameters such as sharpness and contrast are different. You can also 
select a Picture Style already set with the provided software.
1Press the < A> button.
2Select [User Def.].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ User 
Def. * ], then press the < B> 
button.
3Press < 0>.
  With [ Picture...

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A Registering the Picture Style
6Set the parameter.
 Turn the < 5> dial to set the 
parameter as desired, then press 
< 0 >.
  Press the < M> button to register 
the new Picture Style. The Picture 
Style selection screen will then 
reappear.
X The base Picture Style will be 
displayed on the right of [ User Def. *].
X The name of the Picture Style having 
any modified settings (different from 
the default) registered under [ User 
Def. * ] will be displayed in blue.
If a Picture Style has already...

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White balance (WB) is for making the white areas look white. Normally, 
the  (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.
1Press the < B> button. (9 )
  Press the < B> button once or 
twice to display the white balance on 
the rear LCD panel’s upper right.
2Select the white balance.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select the white 
balance.
To the human eye, a white...

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Custom white balance enables you to manually set the white balance 
for a specific light source for better accuracy. Up to five Custom white 
balance data can be registered to the camera. You can also append a 
name (caption) to the registered Custom white balance data.
There are two ways to register Custom white balance data. You can 
either take a picture and register it, or register an image already saved 
in the memory card.
[Record and register image]
1Select [Custom WB regist.].
  Under the [...

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O Custom White Balance
4Photograph a solid-white object.
 The plain, white object should fill the 
center spot metering circle.
  Set the lens focus mode switch to 
, then focus manually. (p.86)
  Shoot the white object so that a 
standard exposure (gray) is obtained. 
If it is underexposed or overexposed, 
a correct white balance setting might 
not be obtained.
X The Custom WB data will be 
registered in the camera. When it is 
completed, a message will appear on 
the screen.
  To use the Custom WB,...

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O Custom White Balance
[Register image on card]
First follow step 4 under  [Record and register image] to take a 
picture of a plain, white object. This image saved in the memory 
card can then be registered for Custom WB.  The procedure up to 
step 2 is the same as with [Record and register image ].
1Select [Custom WB regist.].
2Select the Custom WB No. to be 
registered.
3Select [Register image on card].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Register 
image on card ], then press .
X The images saved in...

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O Custom White Balance
You can shoot with the registered Custom WB data.
1Select the registered Custom WB 
No.
 On the Custom WB registration 
screen, select the No. of the 
registered Custom WB.
2Select [Set as white balance].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Set as 
white balance ], then press .
X The WB will be set to the registered 
.
3Take the picture.
XThe picture will be taken with the 
 setting.
You can append a name (caption) to up to five Custom WB data registered 
with [Record and register...

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O Custom White Balance
2Select [Edit caption].
 Turn the < 5> dial to select [ Edit 
caption ], then press < 0>.
3Enter any name.
  Press the < H> button, and the text 
palette will be highlighted in a color 
frame and text can be entered.
  Operate the < 5> dial or < 9> to 
move the   and select the desired 
character. Then press < 0> to enter 
it. You can enter up to 20 characters.
  To change the name, first delete the 
unnecessary characters. Operate the 
 dial or < 9> to move the cursor 
to the...

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You can numerically set the white balance’s color temperature.
1Press the  button. (9 )
  Press the < B> button once or 
twice to display the white balance on 
the rear LCD panel’s upper right.
2Select < P>.
  Turn the < 5> dial to select < P>.
3Set the desired value.
  Turn the < 6> dial to set the color 
temperature.
  You can set it within 2500K to 10000K 
in 100K increments.
Setting the Color Temperature
WB  z Card/Image size
  When setting the color temperature for an artificial light source,...

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You can correct the white balance that has been set. This adjustment 
will have the same effect as using a commercially-available color 
temperature conversion filter or color compensating filter. Each color 
can be corrected to one of nine levels.
Users familiar with using color  temperature conversion or color 
compensating filters will find this feature handy.
1Select [WB SHIFT/BKT].
 Under the [ 1] tab, select [ WB 
SHIFT/BKT ], then press < 0>.
2Set the white balance correction.
  Use < 9> to...