Leica M 240 Instructions Manual page 43

For direct setting of color temperature
You can directly set values between 2000 and 13100 (K
2000 to 5000K in increments of 100, from 5000 to 8000K in
increments of 200 and from 8000 to 13,100K in increments of
300). This provides you with a broad scope, covering almost all
color temperatures that can occur in practice and within which you
can adapt the color reproduction very sensitively to the existing
light color and/or your personal preferences.
1. In the picture parameters menu (see p. 154/248) select
, and
White Balance
2. in the sub-menu select the
3. Use the setting dial (30) or press up/down on the direction
pad (31) to select the desired value, and
4. confirm your setting with the
For manual setting by metering
1. In the picture parameters menu (see p. 154/248) select
, and
White Balance
2. in the sub-menu select the
• The message
Please take a picture for setting the
appears in the monitor.
white balance.
) (from
1
option.
Color temperature
INFO (32) or SET button (21).
option.
Gray card
3. Take the picture, making sure that the image field contains a
white or neutral gray (reference) surface.
• The monitor shows
– the image based on the automatic white balance setting,
– cross hairs in the center of the image.
4. Press the direction pad in the desired direction to move the
cross hairs to the subject detail you want to use as the basis
for the new white balance setting (e.g. the reference surface
mentioned above).
5. Press the button.
INFO
• The reproduction of color in the image is adjusted
accordingly.
6. You can now either
– apply this new white balance setting, by pressing the
button,
• the message
White balance set
– or make any number of further settings, as described under
4 - 5.
A value set in this way remains saved for and will be used for all
pictures until it is superseded by a new metered value or you use
one of the other white balance settings.
Note:
In parallel to a saved white balance setting, the picture is saved
with the corresponding color reproduction instead of the original
picture.
SET
appears in the monitor,
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