White Balance Settings - Canon EOS 10D Digital Instruction Manual

White Balance Settings

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The camera sets the white balance automatically.
For sunny daylight outdoors.
For shaded areas outdoors.
For cloudy or hazy days and during sunsets.
For tungsten (light bulb) light.
For fluorescent light.
When flash is used.
First you shoot a white object to be used as the
standard for the white balance setting. By using the
white balance data from this image, you can set the
optimum white balance. (→p.52)
You can manually set color temperature for 2800-
10000 K (in 100 K increments). (→p.53)
With < > selected, shooting under a low color temperature such as tungsten light
may result in a warm, orange color cast. If you cannot obtain the desired effect, set the
white balance to <
Application
> or set the color temperature manually. (→p.53)
Color Temperature (Kelvin)
Approx. 3000-7000 K
Approx. 5200 K
Approx. 7000 K
Approx. 6000 K
Approx. 3200 K
Approx. 4000 K
Approx. 6000 K
Approx. 2000-10000 K
Approx. 2800-10000 K
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