Leica SL3 - White Balance; Automatic Control;Fixed Settings

PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ WHITE BALANCE
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WHITE BALANCE
In digital photography, White Balance ensures neutral color ren-
dering in any light. White Balance relies on the setting made in the
camera, which light color is to be rendered as 'white'.
Four methods are available:
– automatic control
– fixed presets
– manual setting via metering
– direct setting of the color temperature
Factory setting: Auto
AUTOMATIC CONTROL/FIXED SETTINGS
– Auto: for automatic control, which delivers neutral results in
most situations
– Various fixed presets for most frequently encountered light
sources:
Daylight
For outdoor shootings in sunlight
Cloudy
For outdoor shootings in cloudy con-
ditions
Shadow
For outdoor shootings with the main
subject in shadow
Tungsten
For indoor shootings with (predomi-
nantly) incandescent lamp light
HMI
For indoor shootings with (predomi-
nantly) light from metal halide lamps
Fluorescent (warm)
For indoor shootings with (prevailing)
light from fluorescent tubes with warm
light color
Fluorescent (cool)
For indoor shootings with (prevailing)
light from fluorescent tubes with cool
light color
Flash
For flash photography
▸ Select White Balance in the main menu
▸ Select the desired setting