Selecting The White Balance - Canon EOS-1D Mark II Digial Instruction Manual

3Selecting the White Balance

Normally, the <
automatically. If natural-looking colors cannot be obtained with <
you can set the white balance manually to suit the respective light
source.
Q
:Auto (Approx. 3000K-7000K)
W
:Daylight (Approx. 5200K)
E
:Shade (Approx. 7000K)
R
:Cloudy, twilight, sunset (Approx. 6000K)
Y
:Tungsten light (Approx. 3200K)
U
:White fluorescent light (Approx. 4000K)
I
:Flash (Approx. 6000K)
O
:Custom (Approx. 2000K-10000K)
Set the optimum white balance manually to suit the lighting. (p.49)
P
:Color temperature (Approx. 2800K-10000K)
PC-1 PC-2 PC-3
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Use the provided software to register custom white balance settings.
Not displayed if no custom white balance settings have been registered.
About White Balance
The three RGB (red, green, and blue) primary colors exist in the light
source in varying proportions depending on the color temperature.
When the color temperature is high, there is more blue. And when the
color temperature is low, there is more red.
To the human eye, a white object looks white regardless of the type of
lighting. With a digital camera, the color temperature can be adjusted
with software so that the colors in the image look more natural. The
subject's white color is used as the criteria for adjusting the other colors.
The camera's <
balance.
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Q
> setting will set the optimum white balance
Custom white balance
Q
> setting uses the CMOS sensor for auto white
Select the white balance setting.
¡Hold down the <
5
the < > dial to select the desired white
balance. Then let go of the button.
B
> button and turn
Q
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