White Balance and Color Temperature
Approximate color temperatures for each white balance setting are given below (values
may differ from color temperatures given by photo color meters):
White balance
Auto
Incandescent
Fluorescent
*
Dir. sunlight
Flash
Cloudy
Shade
White balance preset
* Color temperature range reflects wide variation among fluorescent light sources, ranging from low-
temperature stadium lighting to high-temperature mercury-vapor lamps.
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3,500K–8,000K
3,000K
3,300K
4,200K
7,200K
5,200K
5,600K
5,400K
6,000K
6,000K
6,600K
8,000K
9,200K
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Fine tuning
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–1
Fine tuning added to value selected by camera
3,200K
3,100K
6,500K
5,000K
5,400K
5,300K
5,800K
5,600K
6,400K
6,200K
8,800K
8,400K
Not available
+1
+2
2,900K
2,800K
2,700K
3,700K
3,000K
2,700K
5,000K
4,900K
4,800K
5,200K
5,000K
4,800K
5,800K
5,600K
5,400K
7,500K
7,100K
6,700K
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