Samsung ER-GX10ZBBD/HK, ER-GX10ZBBB/FR manual Using the White Balance, Setting the White Balance

Using the White Balance

Setting the White Balance

The colour 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 (Auto).

Auto	Automatically adjusts the white balance. (About 4000 to 8000K)
Daylight	For use when taking pictures in sunlight. (About 5200K)
Shade	For use when taking pictures in the shade. It reduces the bluish color tones
	in a picture. (About 8000K)
Cloudy	For use when taking pictures on cloudy days. (About 6000K)
Fluorescent	For use when taking pictures under fluorescent lighting. Select the type of
	fluorescent light, from W (white) (About 4200K), N (neutral white) (About
Light
	5000K), and D (daylight) (About 6500K).
Tungsten Light	For use when taking pictures under light bulb or other tungsten light.
	It reduces the reddish colour tones in a picture. (About 2850K)
Flash	For use when taking pictures using the built-in flash. (About 5400K)
Manual	Use this to manually adjust the white balance according to the lighting so
	that white objects appear as a natural white.
Color Temperature	Use this to set the colour temperature in figures.
1, 2, 3	You can save three settings.

The colour temperature (K) is an estimate. This does not indicate precise colours.

The colour temperature step can be set in the [Color Temp. Unit] of the [CUSTOM1 MENU]. (p.137)

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