Pentax 15507, 15517 Setting the White Balance

Setting the White Balance 143

Adjusts the color of an image based on ambient light conditions so that white objects appear white.

	Item		Setting	Color
				Temperature *1
F Auto		Automatically adjusts the white balance.		Approx. 4,000 to
		(default setting)		8,000K
G Daylight		For use when taking pictures in sunlight.		Approx. 5,200K
		For use when taking pictures in the
H Shade		shade. It reduces the bluish color tones in		Approx. 8,000K
		a picture.
^ Cloudy		For use when taking pictures on cloudy		Approx. 6,000K
		days.
		For use when taking pictures under
		fluorescent lighting. Select the type of
J LightFluorescent		fluorescent light.
		D	Fluorescent - Daylight Color	Approx. 6,500K
		N	Fluorescent - Daylight White	Approx. 5,000K
		W	Fluorescent - Cool White	Approx. 4,200K
		L	Fluorescent - Warm White	Approx. 3,000K
		For use when taking pictures under light
I Tungsten		bulbs or other tungsten light. It reduces		Approx. 2,850K
		the reddish color tones in a picture.
L Flash		For use when taking pictures using the		Approx. 5,400K
		built-in flash.
f	*2	Use this to keep and strengthen the color		—
		tone of the light source in the image.
		Use this to manually adjust the white
K Manual 1-3		balance according to the lighting when		—
		taking pictures. Up to three settings can
		be saved.
K	Color	Use this to set the color temperature		—
	Temperature	value.

*1 The color temperatures (K) shown above are all estimates. These do not indicate precise colors.

*2 CTE = Color Temperature Enhancement

The white balance is fixed to Fin nand Hmodes.

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