White Balance; Automatic Control/Fixed Settings - Leica SL3 Instruction Manual

WHITE BALANCE

In digital photography, White Balance ensures neutral color ren-
dering in any light. White Balance relies on the setting made in the
camera, which light color is to be rendered as 'white'.
Four methods are available:
– automatic control
– fixed presets
– manual setting via metering
– direct setting of the color temperature
Factory setting:
Auto

AUTOMATIC CONTROL/FIXED SETTINGS

– : for automatic control, which delivers neutral results in
Auto
most situations
– Various fixed presets for most frequently encountered light
sources:
For outdoor shootings in sunlight
Daylight
For outdoor shootings in cloudy con-
Cloudy
ditions
For outdoor shootings with the main
Shadow
subject in shadow
For indoor shootings with (predomi-
Tungsten
nantly) incandescent lamp light
For indoor shootings with (predomi-
HMI
nantly) light from metal halide lamps
For indoor shootings with (prevailing)
light from fluorescent tubes with warm
Fluorescent (warm)
light color
For indoor shootings with (prevailing)
light from fluorescent tubes with cool
Fluorescent (cool)
light color
For flash photography
Flash
▸ Select in the main menu
White Balance
▸ Select the desired setting
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