4. If your white balance is not already set to Custom, you will get a reminder on the next screen. If this happens, press the Set button and set your white balance to Custom (see Chapter 1, “The 60D Top Ten List,” for detailed instructions on changing the white balance). ■ Now your camera should have the proper white balance for the light you are currently working in. Don’t forget to change it when you move to a location with different lighting!
THE MY MENU SETTINGS You may find that you are constantly going back and forth in the menu to change some of the same settings over and over again. Instead of going into the menu to hunt for the one item that you need to change but that you have misplaced (this happens to me all the time), take advantage of the 60D’s simple solution to help you keep a few of those settings in one place and make them easier to find—the My Menu tab. Under the My Menu tab, you have the option to register up to six different menu options and custom functions. I usually select menu items that I use frequently so that I can quickly make changes to those settings. Some of the items I tend to keep in the My Menu settings are Format, Creative filters, Expo. comp./AEB, and White balance (Figure 10.1).
FIGURE 10.1 This is what the My Menu settings look like on my 60D.
CUSTOMIZING YOUR MY MENU SETTINGS 1. Press the Menu button and use the Main dial to select the tab to the far right (the star). Select the My Menu settings option, and press Set (A).
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2. Highlight the Register to My Menu item, and press Set.
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