White Balance Options

For natural coloration, choose a white balance setting that matches the light source before shooting. The following options are available:

 

 

 

 

Color temp.

 

 

 

 

Option

(K)

Description

 

 

 

 

 

White balance is adjusted

 

 

 

 

 

automatically using color

 

 

 

 

 

temperature measured by image

 

 

 

Auto

3,500–

sensor and 1,005-segment RGB

 

 

 

sensor. For best results, use type G

 

 

v(default)

8,000*

 

 

 

 

 

or D lens. If built-in or optional flash

 

 

 

 

 

is used, white balance reflects

 

 

 

 

 

conditions in effect when the flash

 

 

 

 

 

goes off.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

J Incandescent

3,000*

Use under incandescent lighting.

r

 

I Fluorescent

 

Use under following seven light

 

 

sources:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sodium-vapor lamps

2,700*

Use under sodium-vapor lighting

 

 

 

(found in sports venues).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warm-white

3,000*

Use under warm-white fluorescent

 

 

 

fluorescent

lights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White fluorescent

3,700*

Use under white fluorescent lights.

 

 

 

Cool-white fluorescent

4,200*

Use under cool-white fluorescent

 

 

 

lights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day white fluorescent

5,000*

Use under daylight white

 

 

 

fluorescent lights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daylight fluorescent

6,500*

Use under daylight fluorescent

 

 

 

lights.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

High temp. mercury-

 

Use under high color temperature

 

 

 

7,200*

light sources (e.g. mercury-vapor

 

 

 

vapor

 

 

 

 

lamps).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

H Direct sunlight

5,200*

Use with subjects lit by direct

 

 

sunlight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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