B: Setting The White Balance - Canon EOS-1 D X Mark II Instruction Manual

B: Setting the White Balance

White balance (WB) is for making the white areas look white. Normally,
the Auto [Q] (Ambience priority) or [Qw] (White priority) setting will
obtain the correct white balance. If natural-looking colors cannot be
obtained with Auto, you can select the white balance to match the light
source or set it manually by shooting a white object.
Display
Auto (Ambience priority, p.179)
Q
Auto (White priority, p.179)
Qw
Daylight
W
Shade
E
Cloudy, twilight, sunset
R
Tungsten light
Y
White fluorescent light
U
Flash use
D
Custom (p.180)
O
Color temperature (p.185)
P
* Applicable with Speedlites having a color temperature transmission function.
Otherwise, it will be fixed to approx. 6000 K.
Press the <B> button
1
Select a white balance setting.
2
While looking at the top LCD panel or
in the viewfinder, turn the <5> dial.
Mode
.
(9)
(Approx.)
Color Temperature
(K: Kelvin)
3000 - 7000
5200
7000
6000
3200
4000
Automatically set*
2000 - 10000
2500 - 10000
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