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You can set the white balance’s color temperature numerically in Kelvin.
This is for advanced users.
1
Press the <
B
> button.
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9
)
Press the <
B
> button once or
twice to display the white balance on
the rear LCD panel’s upper right.
2
Select <
P
>.
Turn the <
5
> dial to select <
P
>.
3
Set the desired color
temperature.
Turn the <
6
> dial to set the color
temperature.
The color temperature can be set
from 2500K to 10000K in 100K
increments.
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Setting the Color Temperature
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When setting the color temperature for an artificial light source, set white
balance correction (magenta or green) as necessary.
If you want to set <
P
> to the reading taken with a commercially-
available color temperature meter, take test shots and adjust the setting
to compensate for the difference between the color temperature meter’s
reading and the camera’s color temperature reading.
You can also use the [
1
White balance
] menu to set the white balance.
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