White balance
Controlling colour
Light comes in all sorts of different colours. Daylight can be quite blue, or cool, while household lights can be quite orange, or warm.
Adjusting your white balance allows you to either accentuate the colour of the light or make it seem more neutral, or ‘white’. This is important when it comes to conveying a particular mood or atmosphere in your image. So, for your shooting convenience, your camera comes with a few white balance presets, which match some of the most commonly encountered lighting conditions:
Each of these symbols represents a particular colour (or temperature) of light. By selecting the symbol ...
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