Option

Colortemp. *

Description

K Choose color temp.

2,500–

Choose color temperature from list of

10,000 K

values (0 152).

 

 

 

Use subject, light source, or existing

LPreset manual

photograph as reference for white

 

 

balance (0 154).

* All values are approximate and do not reflect fine-tuning (if applicable).

White balance can be selected by pressing the Ubutton and rotating the main command dial until the desired setting is displayed in the control panel.

Ubutton

Main command dial

Control panel

AThe Shooting Menu

White balance can also be adjusted using the White balance option in the shooting menu (0 268), which also can be used to fine-tune white balance (0 148) or measure a value for preset white balance (0 154). The Auto option

r in the White balance menu offers a choice of Normal and Keep warm lighting colors, which

preserves the warm colors produced by incandescent lighting, while the IFluorescent option can be used to select the light source from the bulb types.

AStudio Flash Lighting

Auto white balance may not produce the desired results with large studio flash units. Use preset white balance or set white balance to Flash and use fine-tuning to adjust white balance.

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