997Preset white balance settings and color temperatureThe spectral balance of different white light sources is rated numerically by color temperature—aconcept of physics that, with incandescent lighting, corresponds roughly to the absolute filamenttemperature of an incandescent lamp, expressed on the Kelvin (K) temperature scale. The higherthe color temperature, the richer the light in bluish and the poorer in reddish; the lower the colortemperature, the richer the light in reddish and the poorer in bluish. It follows then that the colortemperatures of fluorescent lights are unsuitable artificial light sources. There are gaps in the huesfrom the color temperatures of fluorescent light. If these differences in hue are small, they can becalculated with color temperature and this is called correlative color temperature. The 4000K and4500K preset settings in this camera are correlative color temperature, and should not beconsidered strictly as color temperature values. Use for shooting sessions under fluorescent lights.White balance with a flashWe recommend using the auto white balancing with the flash. If you intend to use preset whitebalancing, select 6500K for the color temperature.When shooting with the flash, always play back your pictures and check the results. Variousconditions can affect color temperature and how color is reproduced in your pictures.Monitor displayThe specified white balance setting is applied to the image displayed in the monitor.Note• The scale indicates the approximate color temperature for each light source. (One can only saythat actual sunlight is about 5500K, and fluorescent lights about 4000K.)Candle flameHot white light bulbWhite fluorescentIntense white fluorescentClear dayOvercastShade on clear day2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 8000 [K]More Red More Blue
