D 3 X Te c h n i c a l G u i d e
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Using a cubic gray chart in measuring white balance
Selecting a white balance preset menu by locating
a flat gray chart near the subject
Situations in which a cubic gray chart (white balance target)
is used
➀
When measuring white balance under incandescent light
➁
Under the mixed lighting of flash and incandescent light
➂
When flash light is a priority
Lighting settings: A large
flash on the right as a main
illumination; an incandescent
light above the subject’s head;
external light from windows
Situation
➀
Situation
➁
Situation
➂
Measured around the subject’s face
(strongly affected by incandescent light)
Measured with front objects (near the
large main flash)
Color temperature setting is effective when images are taken in JPEG format
When used with White Balance Fine Tuning, a finer setting with increments of 5 mired
is made possible.
: Available in Color Temperature setting (Kelvin)
: Available in White Balance Fine Tuning (Kelvin)
Color temperature is not necessarily
uniform at a shooting site. Locate
a flat gray chart near the subject
to be expressed with faithful color
reproduction. The char t should
be set so that it has an inclination
identical to that of the subject’s light-
receiving angle.
2500
3030
3850
5260
8330
2530
3080
3920
5410
8700
2560
3130
4000
5560
9090
2600
3170
4080
5710
9520
2630
3230
4170
5880
10000
2670
3280
4260
6060
2700
3330
4350
6250
2740
3390
4440
6450
2780
3450
4550
6670
2820
3510
4650
6900
2860
3570
4760
7140
2900
3640
4880
7410
2940
3700
5000
7690
2990
3770
5130
8000
Optimal white balance setting
➀
➁
➂
How to make a white balance target
1) Make two loops of about 10cm diameter with A4-size hard paper on which
gray pigment with 18% reflectivity is printed (e.g. Silver/silk gray card)
* Use of approximate colors or conventional 18% reflector is not recommended.
2) Set loops as shown and locate them at the point where color should
be appropriately reproduced.