Reference Manual

70 Basic Settings
D D (“Natural Light Auto”)
D (Natural light auto) may not produce the desired results under
artificial light. Choose 4 (Auto) or an option that matches the light
source.
D White Balance Fine-Tuning
At settings other than Choose color temperature, white balance can
be fine-tuned using the White balance items in the i menu and the
photo and movie shooting menus (0 121).
D Studio Flash Lighting
4 (Auto) may not produce the desired results with large studio flash
units. Use preset white balance or set white balance to 5 (Flash) and
use fine-tuning to adjust white balance.
A Color Temperature
The perceived color of a light source varies with the viewer and other
conditions. Color temperature is an objective measure of the color of a
light source, defined with reference to the temperature to which an
object would have to be heated to radiate light in the same
wavelengths. While light sources with a color temperature in the
neighborhood of 5000–5500K appear white, light sources with a lower
color temperature, such as incandescent light bulbs, appear slightly
yellow or red. Light sources with a higher color temperature appear
tinged with blue.
“Warmer” (redder) colors “Cooler” (bluer) colors
In general, choose lower values if your pictures have a red cast or to
intentionally make colors colder, higher values if your pictures are
tinged blue or to intentionally make colors warmer.
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