Sony NEX-EA50 NXCAM Handbook page 7

WB OUTDOOR LEVEL (white balance outdoor level) for controlling an image's color tone with white balance
This function lets you change the color temperature (default value at roughly 5,800K) for the OUTDOOR white-balance preset.
Usage examples
■ When you do not have a white subject for setting white balance.
■ When you want to match the white balance of multiple cameras as much as possible.
■ When you want your image to have an orange tone like during sunsets or a bluish
tone like at night and under shade.
How to set/operate
1. MENU → CAMERA SET → WB PRESET → OUTDOOR
Exit from the menu system.
2. Press the WHT BAL button on the side of the camera and set the memory switch to
PRESET.
3. Press the (one push) button to highlight the display, then use the SEL/PUSH EXEC
dial to adjust the correction level in the range -7 (blue tint) through 0 (normal) to +7
(red tint), in increments of approximately 500 K.
4. Press the (one push) button or the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial to enter the new setting.
Reference: WB preset and color temperature
WB (White Balance) preset
(K)
30,000
25,000
Clear skylight
10,000
Bright overcast
8,000
skylight
7,000
Overcast skylight
Daylight
6,000
fluorescent lamp
Daylight
5,000
Noon
2 hours
after sunrise
4,000
1 hour
after sunrise
3,200
3,000
100W
tungsten lamp
1,500
WB TEMP SET WB OUTDOOR
(Unit: 100K) LEVEL
(Unit: 500K)
15,000K
+7
(Approx. 9,300K)
0
(Approx. 5,800K)
2,300K –7
(Approx. 2,300K)
WB OUTDOOR LEVEL = +7
WB OUTDOOR LEVEL = –7
TIPS
INDOOR color temperature is 3,200K
and OUTDOOR color temperature is
5,800K in WB PRESET setting.
Some camcorders in the HDV and
NXCAM series are equipped with the
same function. You can roughly match
their color temperatures by setting
their WB OUTDOOR LEVEL at the same
level.
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