Pentax K-5 - Adjusting the White Balance with Color Temperature

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Shooting Settings
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Use figures to set the color temperature. Up to three settings can be
saved.
1 Select K in Step 2 on p.206 and press the four-way
controller (5).
2 Use the four-way controller (23) to select K1 to K3 and
press the four-way controller (5).
The [Color Temperature] screen appears.
3 Adjust the color temperature
with the front or rear e-dial.
Color temperature steps vary depending on the e-dial.
*1 The default setting for Color Temperature step units is [Kelvin]. You can change the
step units to [Mired] in [13. Color Temperature Steps] of the [A Custom Setting 2]
menu (p.91). However, figures are converted to Kelvin and displayed.
You can also use the steps in “Fine-tuning the White Balance” (p.207) for
fine-tuning.
Adjusting the White Balance with Color
Temperature
E-dial Kelvin Mired
*1
Front (R) 1 Step (100K) 1 Step (20M)
Rear (S) 10 Steps (1,000K) 5 Steps (100M)
Cancel Check
Color
K1
5000K
OK
OK
MENU
GG
BBA
A
A
MM
±0 ±0
±0
Temperature