Wb: Setting The White Balance - Canon EOD 50D Instruction Manual

WB :
Setting the White Balance
*:
White balance (WB) is for making the white areas look white. Nornlally,
the
<
m!lm
>
(Auto) setting will obtain the correct white balance. If natural-
looking colors cannot be obtained with
<
m!lm
>,
you can select the white
balance for each light source or set it manually by shooting a white
object. In the Basic Zone modes, <m!lm> will be set automatically.
Press the
<~·WB>
button. (06)
Select the white balance.
• While looking at the LCD panel, turn
the
<0>
dial.
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Display Mode
Color Temperature (Approx. K: Kelvin)
a!i!m
Auto
3000 - 7000
~.:::.
Daylight 5200
"'1'. . . .
"O:~
Shade 7000
..
Cloudy, twilight, sunset 6000
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Tungsten light
3200
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White fluorescent light 4000
~
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Flash use 6000
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Custom (p.72)
2000 - 10000
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Color temperature (p.73) 2500 - 10000
About White Balance
To the human eye, a white object
rooks
white regardless of
the
type
of
lighting. With a digital camera, the color terrlperature is adjusted with
software to make the white areas look white. This adjustment serves as
the basis for the color correction. The result is natural-looking colors in
the pictures.
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You can also use the
[~:White
balance] menu to set the white balance.
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