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White Balance
White balance ensures that colors are unaffected by the color of
the light source. Auto white balance is recommended for most
light sources; in
P
,
S
,
A
, and
M
modes, other values can be selected
if necessary according to the type of source:
White Balance Options
Option
Color temp.
*
Description
v
Auto
3500–
8000 K
Automatic white balance
adjustment. Recommended in
most situations.
Normal
Keep warm lighting
colors
J
Incandescent
3000 K
Use under incandescent lighting.
I
Fluorescent
Use with:
Sodium-vapor lamps
2700 K
•
Sodium-vapor lighting (found in
sports venues).
Warm-white
fluorescent
3000 K
•
Warm-white fluorescent lights.
White fluorescent
3700 K
•
White fluorescent lights.
Cool-white
fluorescent
4200 K
•
Cool-white fluorescent lights.
Day white fluorescent
5000 K
•
Daylight white fluorescent
lights.
Daylight fluorescent
6500 K
•
Daylight fluorescent lights.
High temp. mercury-
vapor
7200 K
•
High color temperature light
sources (e.g. mercury-vapor
lamps).
H
Direct sunlight
5200 K
Use with subjects lit by direct
sunlight.
(
P
,
S
,
A
, and
M
Modes Only)
