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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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Blue tint

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flame Candle

lamp Oil

light Tungsten

bulb light Halogen

light) (Fluorescent White

 

Daylight

Cloudy

light) (Fluorescent Daylight

Shade

sky Clear

(Fluorescent white Neutral

Flash

 

 

 

 

 

light)

 

 

 

 

 

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.118). This provides the optimum white balance for your surroundings.

1 Set the mode dial to e, b, c, or a.

2 Press the {button.

The Fn menu appears.

3 Press the four-way controller (o).

5 FunctionReference

The White Balance screen appears.