Canon VM-E70 - COLOUR TEMPERATURE; Understanding Colour Temperature; White Balance Adjustment

COLOUR TEMPERATURE
WHAT IS COLOUR, TEMPERATURE?
The colour cast by each type cf lighting differs depending on the light source, such as
red from candlelight and white from fluorescent. Difference in colour is expressed as
colour temperature in terms of unit "K" (Kelvin). As colour of lighting changes,
red — yellow — white — biue. the colour temperature rises.
White paper, under candlelight or fluorescent light, will look white to the human eye
because the eye adapts quickly to differences in lighting. A camera, however, cannot
make this distinction, so white paper under candlelight for example, will took
reddish.
To balance the colour of the recording and make objects appear as natural as possible
under the lighting you are about to shoot under, white balance adjustment is neces¬
sary. If a recording is made without white balance adjustment, the colour of the
recorded subject will look unnatural.
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