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CColor Temperature

The perceived color of a light source varies with the viewer and other conditions. Color temperature is an objective measure of the color of a light source, defined with reference to the temperature to which an object would have to be heated to radiate light in the same wavelengths. While light sources with a color temperature in the neighborhood of 5000–5500K appear white, light sources with a lower color temperature, such as incandescent light bulbs, appear slightly yellow or red. Light sources with a higher color temperature appear tinged with blue. The camera white balance options are adapted to the following color temperatures.

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Section Reference

1Sodium-vapor lamps: 2700K Incandescent/

2Warm-white fluorescent: 3000K

3White fluorescent: 3700K

4Cool-white fluorescent: 4200K

5Day white fluorescent: 5000K

6Direct sunlight: 5200K

7Flash: 5400K

8Cloudy: 6000K

9Daylight fluorescent: 6500K

0High temp. mercury-vapor: 7200K

aShade: 8000K

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