Adjusting the White Balance Manually

You can adjust the white balance depending on the light source when taking pictures. With Manual White Balance, the camera can store delicate shades that cannot be precisely adjusted with the white balance preset values provided in the camera (p.160). This provides the optimum white balance for your surroundings.

1 Press the {button.

The Fn menu appears.

2 Press the four-way controller (4).

The White Balance screen appears.

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3 Use the four-way controller (3) to select K (Manual).

White Balance

Manual

 

Check

5000K

OK OK

6 Shooting

4 Press the four-way controller (5).

The White Balance fine tune screen appears.

5 Under the light to adjust the white balance, fully display a white sheet of paper in the viewfinder or select a white area as the subject.

Settings

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Pentax K20D manual 163, Adjusting the White Balance Manually, Use the four-way controller 3 to select K Manual