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: Setting the White Balance
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You can set the white balance’s color temperature numerically in
kelvins. This is for advanced users.
1
Select [White balance].
Under the [
z
2
] tab, select [
White
balance
], then press <
0
>.
2
Set the color temperature.
Turn the <
5
> dial to select [
P
].
Turn the <
6
> dial to set the color
temperature, then press <
0
>.
The color temperature can be set
from approx. 2500K to 10000K in
100K increments.
P
Setting the Color Temperature
If the exposure obtained in step 1 differs greatly from the standard
exposure, a correct white balance may not be obtained.
In step 3, the following images cannot be selected: images captured
while the Picture Style was set to [
Monochrome
], multiple-exposure
images, and images taken with another camera.
Instead of a white object, an 18% gray card (commercially available) can
produce a more accurate white balance.
The personal white balance registered with the provided software will be
registered under <
O
>. If you execute step 3, the data for the registered
personal white balance will be erased.
When setting the color temperature for an artificial light source, set white
balance correction (magenta or green) as necessary.
If you 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.
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