Canon EOS 5D PSetting the Color Temperature, Select White balance, Set the color temperature

B: Setting the White BalanceN

If the exposure obtained in step 1 is way off, a correct white balance might not be obtained.

If the image was captured while the Picture Style was set to [Monochrome] (p.60), it cannot be selected in step 3.

Instead of a white object, an 18% gray card (commercially available) can produce a more accurate white balance.

The personal white balance registered with the provided software will be registered under <O>. If you do step 3, the data for the registered personal white balance will be erased.

PSetting the Color Temperature

You can set the white balance’s color temperature numerically in Kelvin. This is for advanced users.

1 Select [White balance].

Under the <2> tab, select [White balance], then press <0>.

2 Set the color temperature.

Turn the <5> dial to select the [P]. Turn the <6> dial to set the color temperature, then press <0>.

The color temperature can be set from 2500K to 10000K in 100K increments.

When setting the color temperature for an artificial light source, set white balance correction (magenta or green) as necessary.

If you want to set <P> to the reading taken with a commercially- available color temperature meter, take test shots and adjust the setting to compensate for the difference between the color temperature meter’s reading and the camera’s color temperature reading.

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