Reference—White Balance38Take Test ShotsTake a test shot to determine if the selected value is appropriate to the light source.Color TemperatureThe perceived color of a light source varies with the viewer and other conditions. Colortemperature is an objective measure of the color of a light source, defi ned with referenceto the temperature to which an object would have to be heated to radiate light in the samewavelengths. While light sources with a color temperature in the neighborhood of 5,000–5,500 K appear white, light sources with a lower color tem per a ture, such as incandescentlight bulbs, appear slightly yellow or red. Light sources with a higher color temperatureappear tinged with blue.Choosing a Color TemperatureChoose a setting of (Choose Color Temp.) to select the color temperaturefrom thirty-one predetermined values ranging from 2,500 K to 10,000 K in incre-ments of roughly 10 mired (note that the desired results will not be obtainedwith fl ash or fl uorescent lighting). Color temperature can be selected in thewhite-balance menu or with the WB button and sub-command dial.The White Balance MenuSelecting Choose Color Temp. in the white balancemenu ( 35) displays the menu shown at right. Pressthe multi selector up or down to choose the desiredvalue and press the multi selector to the right. Theshooting menu will be displayed.The WB ButtonPress the WB button and rotate the sub-commanddial until the desired value is displayed.…
