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Choosing a Color Temperature

At a setting

of

13

(Choose

color

temp.), color temperature can be selected by

pressing

the

WB

button

and rotating

the

sub-command dial until

the

desired value

is

displayed in

the

control panel. Color temperature can also be selected in

the

shooting menu (pg. 165).

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WB

button

Sub-command dial Control panel

•

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

5,000-

5,500 Kappear 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.

• Choose

Color

Temperature

Note

that

the

desired results will

not

be obtained

with

flash

or

fluorescent lighting. Choose

~

(Flash) or

~

(Fluorescent) for these sources. With

other

light

sources, take a test shot

to

determine

if

the selected value

is

appropriate.

•

The

White

Balance

Menu

Color temperature can also be selected in

the

white

balance menu. Note

that

the color

temperature

with

the

WB

button

and the sub-command dial replaces the value selected in

the

white

balance menu.

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