ADVANCED OPERATION

This section explains the application of the more advanced functions of your camera, when composing the expressions of your picture.

SETTING THE WHITE BALANCE WB

The color of light reflected by an object can vary depending on the color of the light source illuminating it. For example, a neutral colored object will reflect reddish light under incandescent lighting, and greenish light under fluorescent lighting. The human brain is able to compensate for differences in the color of a light source, allowing us to see white objects as white, independent of the lighting condition. Film cameras rely on special color-correcting filters and film types to adjust for these differences in lighting. Digital cameras, however, are able to use software to mimic the adjustments made by the brain, so that colors that appear white to the human eye also appear white in your photographs.

WHITE BALANCE OPTIONS

 

OPTION

COLOR TEMP.

DESCRIPTION

 

 

 

 

 

Auto

 

Select this setting to allow the camera to

 

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automatically determine the appropriate white

 

(Default)

 

 

balance adjustments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunlight

Approx.

Select this setting when taking pictures in full

 

5400 K

sunlight.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shade

Approx.

Select this setting when taking pictures in the

 

8000 K

shade under sunny skies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overcast

Approx.

Select this setting when taking pictures under

 

6500 K

cloudy, overcast skies.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Incandescent

Approx.

Select this setting when taking pictures indoors

 

3000 K

under incandescent (tungsten) lighting.

 

 

 

 

 

Fluorescent

Approx.

Select this setting when taking pictures indoors

 

4100 K

under fluorescent lighting.

 

 

 

 

 

Flash

Approx.

Select this setting when taking pictures with

 

7000 K

the Sigma EF-140 DG SA-STTL flash.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Select this setting when using a custom white

 

 

 

balance. Use the "Set Custom WB" menu

 

Custom

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option to create a custom white balance setting.

 

 

 

The "Custom" option will not be available if no

 

 

 

custom white balance has been set.

 

 

 

 

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Sigma DP1 user manual Advanced Operation, Setting the White Balance WB