White balance settings – Canon EOS 10D User Manual

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Settings f

or Shooting

White Balance Settings

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Application

Color Temperature (Kelvin)

The camera sets the white balance automatically.

Approx. 3000-7000 K

For sunny daylight outdoors.

Approx. 5200 K

For shaded areas outdoors.

Approx. 7000 K

For cloudy or hazy days and during sunsets.

Approx. 6000 K

For tungsten (light bulb) light.

Approx. 3200 K

For fluorescent light.

Approx. 4000 K

When flash is used.

Approx. 6000 K

First you shoot a white object to be used as the
standard for the white balance setting. By using the
white balance data from this image, you can set the
optimum white balance. (

→p.52)

Approx. 2000-10000 K

You can manually set color temperature for 2800-
10000 K (in 100 K increments). (

→p.53)

Approx. 2800-10000 K

With <

> selected, shooting under a low color temperature such as tungsten light

may result in a warm, orange color cast. If you cannot obtain the desired effect, set the
white balance to <

> or set the color temperature manually. (

→p.53)