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Color Temperature, Direct sunlight: 5200K
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C Color Temperature Color temperature is an objective measure of colors of light sources which are expressed in the unit of absolute temperature (K: Kelvin). Light sources with lower color temperatures appear more reddish, while light sources with higher color temperatures appear more bluish. Red Blue 3000 4000 5000 6000 8000 10000 [K] 12 3 4 567 8 9 0 a 1 Sodium-vapor lamps: 2700K 2 Incandescent/ Warm-white fluorescent: 3000K 3 White fluorescent: 3700K 4 Cool-white fluorescent: 4200K 5 Day white fluorescent: 5000K 6 Direct sunlight: 5200K 7 Flash: 5400K 8 Cloudy: 6000K 9 Daylight fluorescent: 6500K 0 High temp. mercury-vapor: 7200K a Shade: 8000K 127 Using the Menu The Shooting Menu (j, k, l, or m Mode)
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Using the Menu
The Shooting Menu (
j
,
k
,
l
, or
m
Mode)
C
Color Temperature
Color temperature is an objective measure of colors of light sources which are expressed in
the unit of absolute temperature (K: Kelvin). Light sources with lower color temperatures
appear more reddish, while light sources with higher color temperatures appear more
bluish.
3000
4000
5000
6000
8000
10000 [K]
1
2
3
4
8
9
0
a
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Red
Blue
1
Sodium-vapor lamps: 2700K
2
Incandescent/
Warm-white fluorescent: 3000K
3
White fluorescent: 3700K
4
Cool-white fluorescent: 4200K
5
Day white fluorescent: 5000K
6
Direct sunlight: 5200K
7
Flash: 5400K
8
Cloudy: 6000K
9
Daylight fluorescent: 6500K
0
High temp. mercury-vapor: 7200K
a
Shade: 8000K