Nikon D1X - Manual (Page 231)

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TECHNICAL NO
TES—SPECIFICA
TIONS
Specifications
(continued)
Fine-Tuning White Balance
The color temper atures associated with fine adjustments to white balance at each setting are
shown in the following table.
Adjustment Incandescent Direct sunlight** Fluorescent*
Approximate color temperature
+3 2,700 K 4,800 K 2,700 K
+2 2,800 K 4,900 K 3,000 K
+1 2,900 K 5,000 K 3,700 K
±0 3,000 K 5,200 K 4,200 K
–1 3,100 K 5,300 K 5,000 K
–2 3,150 K 5,400 K 6,500 K
–3 3,250 K 5,600 K 7,200 K
* Fluorescent white balance can be fine-tuned to accommodate a wide variety of artificial
lighting, from stadium lighting with low color temperatures to mercury-vapor lighting
with high color temperatures. Users of the D
1 should note that the color temperatures
that result when fluorescent white-balance is fine tuned differ widely from the values
used in the D
1
X
.
** daylight