Whitebalance; Awb - Auto White Balance; Color Temperature - Konica Minolta DYNAX 5D Instruction Manual

WHITEBALANCE
White balance is the camera's ability to make different types of lighting
appear natural. The active white-balance mode is displayed in the
white-balance panel on the monitor.
Turn the white-balance dial to the appropriate position.
AWB Aut° white ba!ance w hite ba!ance iS Set aut°matiCally.
Preset white balance - to set the white balance to a specific !igh t source.
II,, 1 custom White balance _ to calibrate the Camera to a specific lighting Situation
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K Color temperature _ to set the white balance to a specific Color temperaturel
The last changes made are displayed on the monitor. Press the white-balance button in the center
of the dial to change settings. See the following sections for more information. If the exposure-
mode dial is turned to the auto recording or a digital subject program position, white balances is
reset to auto.
AWBo Auto White Balance
Auto white balance automatically detects the type of light and adjust
the white balance accordingly. When the built-in flash is used, the
white balance is set for the color temperature of the flash. Simply set
the white-balance dial to the AWB position.
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With the white balance dial in the preset white balance
position, press the white-balance button to open the
setting screen.
Use the left/right controller keys or control dial to
select the white-balance setting.
The up/down controller keys shift the white- balance, see below.
Press the central controller button to complete
the operation.
The up/down controller keys adjust the white balance in seven levels: +3 to -3 (+4 to -2 for
fluorescent). Except for fluorescent, the change of one unit is approximately equal to a 10 mired
shift.
Daylight - for outdoor sunlit subjects.
Shade - for subjects illuminated by skylight: shady conditions on a clear day.
Cloudy - for cloudy or overcast outdoor conditions.
Tungsten - for incandescent lighting: household filament light bulbs.
Fluorescent - for fluorescent lighting: office ceiling lights.
Flash - for electronic flash.
For more information on light sources, see page 69.