White Balance Settings

 

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Application

Color Temperature (Kelvin)

 

 

 

 

 

 

The camera sets the white balance automatically.

Approx. 3000-7000 K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For sunny daylight outdoors.

Approx. 5200 K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For shaded areas outdoors.

Approx. 7000 K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For cloudy or hazy days and during sunsets.

Approx. 6000 K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For tungsten (light bulb) light.

Approx. 3200 K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For fluorescent light.

Approx. 4000 K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

When flash is used.

Approx. 6000 K

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First you shoot a white object to be used as the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

standard for the white balance setting. By using the

Approx. 2000-10000 K

 

 

 

 

 

 

white balance data from this image, you can set the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

optimum white balance. (→p.52)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can manually set color temperature for 2800-

Approx. 2800-10000 K

 

 

 

 

 

 

10000 K

(in 100 K increments). (→p.53)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Settings for

Shooting

With < > selected, shooting under a low color temperature such as tungsten light may result in a warm, orange color cast. If you cannot obtain the desired effect, set the white balance to < > or set the color temperature manually. (→p.53)

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