White balance (WB) is for making the white areas look white. Normally, the Auto [ ] (Ambience priority) or [ ] (White priority) setting will obtain the correct white balance. If natural-looking colors cannot be obtained with Auto, you can select the white balance to match the light source or set it manually by shooting a white object.
In the < > mode, [ ] (Ambience priority) is automatically set.

Setting the White Balance

1. Turn on the camera.

• Set the camera’s power switch to <ON>.

2. Select the shooting mode.

• Set the Mode Dial to [ P / Tv / Av / M / B ].

3. Press the < > button.

4. While looking at the LCD panel or viewfinder, turn the < > dial to select a white balance setting.

White Balance Setting Options

Display	Mode	Color Temperature (Approx.) (K: Kelvin)
	Auto (Ambience priority)	3000~7000
	Auto (White priority)
	Daylight	5200
	Shade	7000
	Cloudy, twilight, sunset	6000
	Tungsten light	3200
	White fluorescent light	4000
	Flash use	Automatically set*
	Custom	2000~10000
	Color temperature	2500~10000

* Applicable with Speedlites having a color temperature transmission function. Otherwise, it will be fixed to approx. 6000 K.

Setting the Auto White Balance

With the standard (Ambience priority), you can increase the intensity of the image’s warm color cast when shooting a tungsten-light scene. If you select (White priority), you can reduce the intensity of the image’s warm color cast.
If you want to match the Auto white balance of previous EOS DIGITAL camera models, select (Ambience priority).

1. Select [White balance].
Select [ : White balance] from the Shooting menu, then press < >.

2. Select [ ].

• On the White balance setting screen, turn the < > dial to select [ ], then press the < INFO. > button.

3. Select the desired item.

• Turn the < > dial to select [ : Auto Ambience priority] or [ : Auto White priority], then press < >.