White Balance

White balance (WB) is for making the white areas look white. Normally, [Auto White Balance (/)] provides suitable white balance. If natural-looking colors cannot be obtained with auto white balance, you can select the white balance to match the light source or set it manually by shooting a white object.

  1. Press the White Balance button (Timer 8 sec.).

    • With an image displayed, press the White Balance button to access the WB screen.
    • You can also access the WB screen by selecting [Shooting: White balance] (, ).

  2. Select a white balance setting.

    • Turn the Quick control dial 1 dial to make a selection.

Note

  • For [] and [] setting instructions, see [/] Auto White Balance.
  • To set a suitable white balance for the light source of the shooting location, select [Custom] and turn the Main dial dial to set an MWB number ().
  • To set a color temperature directly, select [Color temperature], then turn the Main dial dial ().
  • To adjust the current white balance, press the INFO button after selecting the light source, then adjust as needed ().
  • White balance settings cannot be changed while you are pressing the movie shooting button to record a movie.
  • Movie Exif information will include the white balance setting value at the time recording began.
(Approx.)
Display Mode Color Temperature (K: Kelvin)
Auto: Ambience priority 3000–7000
Auto: White priority
Daylight 5200
Shade 7000
Cloudy, twilight, sunset 6000
Tungsten light 3200
White fluorescent light 4000
When using Flash Automatically set*
Custom 2000–10000
Color temperature 2500–10000

Applicable with Speedlites having a color temperature transmission function. Otherwise, it will be fixed to approx. 6000K.

White Balance

The human eye adapts to changes in lighting so that white objects look white under all kinds of lighting. Digital cameras determine white from the color temperature of lighting and, based on this, apply image processing to make color tones look natural in your shots.

[/] Auto White Balance

With [Auto white balance] (Ambience priority), you can slightly increase the intensity of the image's warm color cast when shooting a tungsten-light scene.

If you select [] (White priority), you can reduce the intensity of the image's warm color cast.

  1. Access the WB screen.

  2. With [Auto white balance] selected, press the Erase button.

    • If you have accessed the screen by selecting [Shooting: White balance], press the INFO button.

  3. Select an option.

Caution

  • Precautions when set to [] (White priority)

  • The warm color cast of subjects may fade.
  • When multiple light sources are included in the scene, the warm color cast of the picture may not be reduced.
  • When using flash, the color tone will be the same as with [Auto white balance] (Ambience priority).

[] Setting a Color Temperature

A value can be set representing the white balance color temperature.

  1. Access the WB screen.

  2. Set the color temperature.

    • With [Color temperature] selected, turn the Main dial dial to select a color temperature.
    • Press SET to exit the setting.

Note

  • When setting the color temperature for an artificial light source, set the white balance correction (magenta or green bias) as necessary.
  • When setting [Color temperature] to a value measured with a commercially available color temperature meter, take some test shots in advance and adjust the setting as needed to compensate for any difference between the color temperature meter and the camera.