Pentax K20D manual 166, Adjust the Color Temperature with the front and rear e-dial

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7 Adjust the Color Temperature with the front and rear e-dial.

Color Temperature steps differ depending on the e-dial.

	Kelvin		Mired*
Front e-dial	1 Step (100K)	1	Step (20M)
Rear e-dial	10 Steps (1000K)	5	Steps (100M)

*The default setting for Color Temperature step units is Kelvin. You can change the step units to Mired in [19. Color temp. steps] in the [ACustom Setting] menu. However, figures are converted to Kelvin and displayed.

You can also use the steps for “Fine-Tuning the White Balance” (p.162) to fine tune.

8 Press the 4button.

The settings are saved and the camera returns to the White Balance screen. Set the main switch to to display Digital Preview with the set Color Temperature.

9 Press the 4button.

The camera is ready to take a picture with the set White Balance.

Color Temperature

The color of light shifts towards blue as the color temperature rises, and towards red as the color temperature falls. Color temperature describes this change in light color in terms of absolute temperature (K: Kelvin).

This camera is capable of setting the white balance to enable taking pictures with natural coloring under a variety of lighting conditions.

Red tint

Blue tint

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3000

4000

5000

6000

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10000 12000 [ K ]

Candle flame

Oil lamp

Halogen light bulb Tungsten light

White (Fluorescent light)

Daylight

Cloudy

Daylight (Fluorescent light)

Shade

Clear sky

Neutral white (Fluorescent

Flash

light)