WHITE BALANCE
White Balance is the process of taking away unrealistic and unwanted color casts. This is so that objects that appear white in person, are shown white in your photo. Using White balance on your camera , means the camera has to take in account the color temperature of a light source, which is the relative warmth or coolness if the light.
The table below is a guide to the color temperature of some common light sources.
| Color Temperature | Light Source |
| 1000-2000 K | Candlelight |
| 2500-3500 K | Tungsten Bulb (household variety) |
| 3000-4000 K | Sunrise/Sunset (clear sky) |
| 4000-5000 K | Fluorescent Lamps |
| 5000-5500 K | Electronic Flash |
| 5000-6500 K | Daylight with Clear Sky (sun overhead) |
| 6500-8000 K | Moderately Overcast Sky |
| 9000-10000 K | Shade or Heavily Overcast Sky |
These images below are the display images that would appear on your camera when changing your white balance.
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Auto White Balance |
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Custom |
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Kelvin |
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Tungsten |
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Fluorescent |
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Daylight |
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Flash |
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Cloudy |
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Shade |
Here is an image of the Kelvin Scale to show the differences in the color of light between the different temperatures.
