Pentax K-5 Operating Manual page 138

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Press the
OK
button.
The settings are saved and the camera returns to the [White Balance]
screen.
Turn the main switch to O to display Digital Preview with the set color
temperature.
Press the OK button.
The camera is ready to take a picture.
Color Temperature
The color of light shifts towards blue as the color temperature rises,
and towards red as the color temperature falls. Color temperature
describes this change in light color in terms of absolute temperature
(K: Kelvin). This camera is capable of setting the white balance to
enable taking pictures with natural coloring under a variety of lighting
conditions.
Red tint Blue tint
2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 8000 10000 12000 [K]
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