Nikon B000SDPMEI User Manual - Page 130

White Balance and Color Temperature, White balance, Fine tuning, Incandescent, Fluorescent

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White Balance and Color Temperature Approximate color temperatures for each white balance setting are given below (values may differ from color temperatures given by photo color meters): Fine tuning White balance None -3 -2 -1 +1 +2 +3 Auto 3,500 K-8,000 K Fine tuning added to value selected by camera Incandescent 3,000 K 3,300K 3,200K 3,100K 2,900K 2,800K 2,700K Fluorescent* 4,200 K 7,200K 6,500K 5,000K 3,700K 3,000K 2,700K Dir. sunlight 5,200 K 5,600K 5,400K 5,300K 5,000K 4,900K 4,800K Flash 5,400 K 6,000K 5,800K 5,600K 5,200K 5,000K 4,800K Cloudy 6,000 K 6,600K 6,400K 6,200K 5,800K 5,600K 5,400K Shade 8,000 K 9,200K 8,800K 8,400K 7,500K 7,100K 6,700K White balance preset - Not available * Color temperature range reflects wide variation among fluorescent light sources, ranging from low- temperature stadium lighting to high-temperature mercury-vapor lamps. 118 Technical Notes/Appendix

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Technical Notes / Appendix
White Balance and Color Temperature
Approximate color temperatures for each white balance setting are given below (values
may differ from color temperatures given by photo color meters):
* Color temperature range reflects wide variation among fluorescent light sources, ranging from low-
temperature stadium lighting to high-temperature mercury-vapor lamps.
White balance
Fine tuning
None
–3
–2
–1
+1
+2
+3
Auto
3,500K–8,000K
Fine tuning added to value selected by camera
Incandescent
3,000K
3,300K
3,200K
3,100K
2,900K
2,800K
2,700K
Fluorescent
*
4,200K
7,200K
6,500K
5,000K
3,700K
3,000K
2,700K
Dir. sunlight
5,200K
5,600K
5,400K
5,300K
5,000K
4,900K
4,800K
Flash
5,400K
6,000K
5,800K
5,600K
5,200K
5,000K
4,800K
Cloudy
6,000K
6,600K
6,400K
6,200K
5,800K
5,600K
5,400K
Shade
8,000K
9,200K
8,800K
8,400K
7,500K
7,100K
6,700K
White balance preset
Not available