Adjusting The White Balance With Color Temperature - Pentax K-50 Operating Manual

4
Use the four-way controller (23)
to select a number, and press the
4 button.
The white balance settings of the selected
image are saved as Manual White
Balance and the camera is ready to take a
picture. The white balance setting is K.
Adjusting the White Balance with Color
Temperature
Use to set the color temperature value.
1
Select K in Step 2 on p.146, and press the M button.
2
Adjust the color temperature with
the front or rear e-dial.
You can set the color temperature value
within the range from 2500K to 10000K.
Color temperature steps vary depending on the e-dial.
E-dial
Front (R)
Rear (S)
*1 The default setting for Color Temperature step units is [Kelvin]. You can change the
step units to [Mired] in [11. Color Temperature Steps] of the [A Custom Setting 2]
menu. However, figures are converted to and displayed in Kelvin.
3
Press the 4 button.
The White Balance setting screen reappears.
4
Press the 4 button.
The camera is ready to take a picture.
Kelvin
1 Step (100K)
10 Steps (1,000K)
100-0001 100-0001
Saves this image's White Saves this image's White
Balance settings as a custom Balance settings as a custom
selection selection
Save as Manual 1 Save as Manual 1
Save as Manual 2 Save as Manual 2
Save as Manual 3 Save as Manual 3
Cancel Cancel
MENU
10000K 10000K
G3 G3 A2 A2
Check Check
Cancel Cancel
±0 ±0
MENU
*1
Mired
1 Step (20M)
5 Steps (100M)
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OK OK
OK
5
OK OK
OK