Setting The White Balance - Pentax *istD Operating Manual

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Setting the White Balance

The color 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 film, this is adjusted by changing the film or
using filters. In digital cameras, the whiteness is adjusted using white
balance.
F Automatic
Daylight
G
Shade
H
Cloudy
^
Fluorescent
J
Light
Tungsten Light
I
Flash
b
Manual
K
* The color temperature (
143 for color temperature.
1
Set the mode dial to n.
2
Select the white balance with
the Av dial.
The camera makes the adjustment automatically.
For taking pictures outside in sunlight.
For taking pictures outside in the shade.
For taking pictures on cloudy days.
For taking pictures under fluorescent light. Select the
type of fluorescent light, from W white (4200°K)*,
N neutral white (5000°K)*, and D daylight (6500°K)*.
For taking pictures under tungsten light bulbs.
For taking pictures using the electronic flash.
For taking pictures by manually adjusting the white
balance.
°
K) is estimated. This does not indicate precise colors. See page
55
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