134White balance (WB) is for making the white areas look white. Normally, the<Q> (Auto) setting will obtain the correct white balance. If natural-lookingcolors cannot be obtained with <Q> , you can select the white balance tomatch the light source or set it manually by shooting a white object.In Basic Zone modes, <Q> is set automatically.1 Select [White balance].Under the [z3] tab, select [Whitebalance], then press <0>.2 Select a white balance setting.Select the desired setting, then press<0>.* Applicable with Speedlites having a color temperature transmission function.Otherwise, it will be fixed to approx. 6000 K.To the human eye, a white object looks white regardless of the type oflighting. With a digital camera, the color temperature is adjusted withsoftware to make the white areas look white. This adjustment serves asthe basis for the color correction. With this function, pictures with naturalcolor shades can be taken.3 Setting the White BalanceNDisplay Mode Color Temperature (Approx. K : Kelvin)Q Auto 3000-7000W Daylight 5200E Shade 7000R Cloudy, twilight, sunset 6000Y Tungsten light 3200U White fluorescent light 4000D Flash use Automatically set*O Custom (p.135) 2000-10000P Color temperature (p.137) 2500-10000White Balance
