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White balance (WB) is for making the white areas look white. Normally,
the Auto [Q] (Ambience priority) or [Q
w
] (White priority) setting will
obtain the correct white balance. If natural-looking colors cannot be
obtained with Auto, you can select the white balance to match the light
source or set it manually by shooting a white object.
<A> is automatically set in the [Q] (Ambience priority) mode.
1
Press the <n> button. (9)
2
Select a white balance setting.
While looking at the LCD panel or in
the viewfinder, turn the <5> dial.
(Approx.)
* Applicable with Speedlites having a color temperature transmission function.
Otherwise, it will be fixed to approx. 6000 K.
B: Setting the White BalanceN
Display
Mode Color Temperature (K: Kelvin)
Q
Auto (Ambience priority, p.
175
)
3000-7000
Q
w
Auto (White priority, p.
175
)
W
Daylight 5200
E
Shade 7000
R
Cloudy, twilight, sunset 6000
Y
Tungsten light 3200
U
White fluorescent light 4000
D
Flash use Automatically set*
O
Custom (p.176) 2000-10000
P
Color temperature (p.178) 2500-10000
You can also set this with [z2: White balance].