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settings advanced and options shooting Other

WB mode

 

ColorLight conditions

 

temperature

 

 

 

Auto white

 

 

Used for most light conditions (when there

AUTO

k

is a white portion framed on the LCD
balance

 

 

monitor). Use this mode for general use.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For shooting outdoors on a clear day, or to

 

5

5300K

capture the reds in a sunset or the colors

 

 

 

in a fireworks display

 

2

7500K

For shooting outdoors in the shadows on

 

a clear day

 

 

 

 

3

6000K

For shooting outdoors on a cloudy day
Preset white

1

3000K

For shooting under a tungsten light

balance

w

4000K

For shooting under white fluorescent

 

lighting

 

 

 

 

x

4500K

For shooting under a neutral white

 

fluorescent lamp

 

 

 

 

y

6600K

For shooting under a daylight fluorescent

 

lamp

 

 

 

 

n

5500K

For flash shooting

 

 

Color

Choose when a white or gray subject can
One-touch white

 

be used to measure white balance and

 

temperature

balance

V

the subject is under mixed lighting or lit

set by one-

(P. 43)

 

touch WB.

by an unknown type of flash or other light

 

 

source.

 

 

 

Custom whiteCWB

2000K –

After pressing the INFO button, use HI
buttons to select a color temperature and

balance

14000K

 

then press i.

 

 

 

White balance color temperature

As their temperature increases, objects first start to shine red and then to shine blue as the temperature rises further. Color temperature expresses the color of light in this way using absolute temperatures in degrees K (kelvin).

• Fluorescent light sources indicated by white dots in the accompanying figure have colors that differ slightly from those on the color temperature scale; the values shown in the figure have been converted to color temperatures for illustrative purposes.

White balance compensation
This function lets you make fine changes to the auto WB and preset WB settings.
1 Select [WB] in c Custom Menu (P. 71) tab X.
2 Select the option to be modified and press I.
3 Select a slider with HIand use FGto choose the amount.
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