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Basic picture settings
For direct setting of color temperature
You can directly set values between 2000 and 13100
(K
1
) (from 2000 to 5000 K in increments of 100, from
5000 to 8000 K in increments of 200 and from 8000
to 13,100 K in increments of 300). This provides you
with a broad scope, covering almost all color tempera-
tures that can occur in practice and within which you
can adapt the color reproduction very sensitively to
the existing light color and/or your personal preferen-
ces.
1. In the picture parameters menu (see p. 95/113)
select White Balance (5.2.3), and
2. in the respective sub-menu, select the Kelvin
Setting option.
3. Use the adjusting dial (1.30) or the up/down dire-
ction button (1.31) to select the desired value, and
4. confirm your setting by pressing the
SET
button
once again.
1
All color temperatures are specified in Kelvin.
Note:
A white balance setting achieved by metering which
has already been saved can also be recalled, even
after the white balance setting had been changed over
to one of the other settings. This is done by perform -
ing steps 1-3 and (instead of step 4) pressing the
SET
button once again.
For manual setting by metering
1. In the picture parameters menu (see p. 95/113)
select White Balance (5.2.3), and
2. in the respective sub-menu, select the option.
3. Press the
SET
button (1.22).
• The message Attention Aim the camera at a
white surface and press the shutter release
appears in the monitor.
4. The actual setting is made by subsequently taking a
picture in which you should aim at a white or neu-
tral grey surface in the center of the picture.
• Instead of the menu list, the picture just taken
will appear in the monitor, and within it the mes-
sage White balance set .
However, if the exposure is not assessed as cor-
rect or the surface you aim at is not neutral, this
is indicated by Insufficient Exp. or White balance
not possible. In such cases, repeat step 2 with
the correct exposure setting or with a more neu-
tral surface.
A value set in this way remains saved for and will be
used for all pictures until it is superseded by a new
metered value or you use one of the other white
balance settings.
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