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White Bal. Setting
Setting description
Daylight
For general outdoor use in direct sunlight.
Cloudy
For general outdoor use in cloudy weather.
Shade
For general outdoor use in shady locations out of direct sunlight.
Flash
For general indoor use when using a normal flash/strobe system.
Fluorescent
For use when using fluorescent lighting (strip lights).
Tungsten
For use when shooting indoors under standard tungsten/B lamps.
Manual
For a manual setting
There are seven ‘White Balance’ settings to choose from.
2a
3a
1
1
4a
1a
White balance / Grey Balance
There are several ways to make a white/grey balance adjustment.
When untethered on location you might prefer to make a quick
preset adjustment setting at the same time that you check the
ISO
and
Media
settings. Tethered in the studio you might prefer
to take the first shot of a grey scale and make the adjustment in
FlexColor for that session. Alternatively, you might want to as-
sign the
User Button
as a rapid white balance check in a mixed
lighting situation.
Please note that white balance settings are for your viewing
convenience only. They in no way affect the raw file which
remains ‘neutral’ awaiting further processing.
To select a preset white balance:
1a. Press the
MENU
button on the digital back.
2a. Use
and
to select the
White Bal:
sub-menu.
3a. Use the
or
button to step through the available
choices until the one you want is shown.
4a. Either move on to another setting by using the navigator but-
ton or press the
MENU
button to exit the menu system and
keep your setting.
To make a manual white balance setting:
1a. Choose
MAIN MENU > White Bal
> Manual
.
2a. Use the
button to call up the ‘Manual White Balance’ screen.
3b. Here, you can adjust the color temperature to a specific
numeral setting in degrees K with the
or
buttons.
Alternatively, you can position the central spot in the view-
finder over an area that you consider should be rendered as
neutral in color in the image (a ‘grey card’ or even a sheet of
white paper is ideal) and make a test exposure (ensure the
exposure is approximately correct otherwise you will get a
warning message). A small rectangle appears on the OLED
marking that particular area. Calculations then take place
automatically so that the following shots use the area chosen
as the new ‘white balance’ standard. Using this method you
can also read off the screen what the color temperature of the
light source has been judged to be in degrees Kelvin.
4a. Press the
MENU
button to exit the menu system and keep
your setting.
New settings are retained even when the camera has been
turned off and re-activated, so don’t forget to make new set-
tings when required.
Color temperature can be set
manually or read off after a
test exposure.
3b