Pentax L specifications Setting the White Balance, 112, Set White Balance in the Fn menu. p.102

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Setting the White Balance

The color of the subject changes with the light source. For example, the same white object will be a different shade of white in daylight than under a light bulb. In cameras using film, this is adjusted by changing the film or using filters. In digital cameras, the whiteness is adjusted using white balance. The default setting is [F (Auto)].

F	Auto	Set to automatically adjust the white balance. (About 4000
		to 8000K)
G	Daylight	Set when taking pictures in sunlight. (About 5200K)
H	Shade	Set when taking pictures in the shade. (About 8000K)
^	Cloudy	Set when taking pictures on cloudy days. (About 6000K)
		Set this when taking pictures under fluorescent lighting.
J	Fluorescent	Select the type of fluorescent light, from W (white)
	Light	(4200K), N (neutral white) (5000K), and D (daylight)
		(6500K).
I	Tungsten	Set when taking pictures under light bulb or other
	Light	tungsten light. (About 2850K)
b	Flash	Set to take pictures using the built-in flash.
		(About 5400K)
K	Manual	Set to take pictures by manually adjusting the white
		balance.

The color temperature (K) is an estimate. This does not indicate precise colors.

Set [White Balance] in the Fn menu. (p.102)

White Balance

Auto

OK OK

•Refer to p.113 for manual adjustment method.

•White balance cannot be adjusted in Picture mode (p.47).