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Colour Temperature
The colour of light shifts towards blue as the colour temperature rises, and towards red
as the colour temperature falls. Colour temperature describes this change in light colour
in terms of absolute temperature (K: Kelvin).
This camera is capable of setting the white balance to enable taking pictures with natural
colouring under a variety of lighting conditions.
1. Press the Fn button.
- The Fn menu appears.
Setting the Colour Temperature
Setting the White Balance
The colour of the subject changes with the light source. For example, the same
white object will be a different shade of white in daylight than under a light bulb.
In cameras using fi lm, this is adjusted by changing the fi lm or using fi lters. In
digital cameras, the whiteness is adjusted using white balance.
Auto Automatically adjusts the white balance. (About 4000 to 8000K)
Daylight For use when taking pictures in sunlight. (About 5200K)
Shade
For use when taking pictures in the shade. It reduces the bluish
colour tones in a picture. (About 8000K)
Cloudy For use when taking pictures on cloudy days. (About 6000K)
Fluorescent
Light
For use when taking pictures under fl uorescent lighting. Select
the type of fl uorescent light, from W (white) (About 4200K), N
(neutral white) (About 5000K), and D (daylight) (About 6500K).
Tungsten
Light
For use when taking pictures under light bulb or other tungsten
light. It reduces the reddish colour tones in a picture.
(About 2850K)
Flash Light
For use when taking pictures using the built-in fl ash.
(About 5400K)
Manual
Use this to manually adjust the white balance according to the
lighting so that white objects appear as a natural white.
Colour
Temp. 1, 2, 3
Use this to set the colour temperature in fi gures.
You can save three settings.
● The Colour Temperature (K) is an estimate. This does not indicate precise
colours.
● The colour temperature step can be set in the [Colour Temp. Unit] of the
[CUSTOM1 MENU].
: Exit
: Move
Red tint Blue tint
Candle fl ame
Tungsten light
Halogen light bulb
White (Fluorescent light)
Daylight
Neutral white (Fluorescent light)
Flash
Cloudy
Daylight (Fluorescent light)
Shade
Clear sky