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Color Temperature
Color temperature is an objective measure of colors of light sources which are expressed in
the unit of absolute temperature (K: Kelvin). Light sources with lower color temperatures
appear more reddish, while light sources with higher color temperatures appear more
bluish.
Red
3000
1
1 2
1 Sodium-vapor lamps: 2700K
Incandescent/
2
Warm-white fluorescent: 3000K
3 White fluorescent: 3700K
4 Cool-white fluorescent: 4200K
5 Day white fluorescent: 5000K
6 Direct sunlight: 5200K
Using the Menu
The Shooting Menu (A, B, C, or D Mode)
4000
5000
3
4
567
131
6000
8000
8
9
0 a
7 Flash: 5400K
8 Cloudy: 6000K
9 Daylight fluorescent: 6500K
0 High temp. mercury-vapor: 7200K
a Shade: 8000K
Blue
10000 [K]
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