86Image, image quality and color6White balanceColor temperatureThe spectral balance of different white light sources is rated numerically by color temperature—aconcept of physics, expressed using the Kelvin (K) temperature scale. The higher the colortemperature, the richer the light in bluish tones and the poorer in reddish; the lower the colortemperature, the richer the light in reddish tones and the poorer in bluish.It follows, then, that the color temperatures of fluorescent lights make them unsuitable as artificiallight sources. There are gaps in the hues from the color temperatures of fluorescent light. If thesedifferences in hue are small, they can be calculated with color temperature and this is calledcorrelated color temperature.The 4000K, 4500K and 6600K preset settings in this camera are correlated color temperatures,and should not be considered strictly as color temperatures. Use these settings for shootingconditions under fluorescent lights.Note● The color temperatures for each light source indicated in the above scale are approximate.They are not an accurate indication of color. For example, the actual sunlight is not exactly5300K, nor fluorescent lights 4000K.Candle frameHot white lightbulbWhite fluorescentIntense whitefluorescentOvercastShade on cleardayDaylightfluorescentClear dayMore Red More BlueTIPSWhite balance with a flash:T Auto WB is recommended when taking pictures with the flash. If you intend to use presetWB, select the color temperature 6000K.When shooting with the flash, be sure to play back your pictures and check the color on thescreen. Various conditions affect color temperature and how color is reproduced on thescreen.
