Specifications – Nikon D1X User Manual
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TECHNICAL NO
TES—SPECIFICA
TIONS
Specifications
(continued)
Fine-Tuning White Balance
The color temper atures associated with fine adjustments to white balance at each setting are
shown in the following table.
Adjustment
Incandescent
Direct sunlight**
Fluorescent*
Approximate color temperature
+3
2,700 K
4,800 K
2,700 K
+2
2,800 K
4,900 K
3,000 K
+1
2,900 K
5,000 K
3,700 K
±0
3,000 K
5,200 K
4,200 K
–1
3,100 K
5,300 K
5,000 K
–2
3,150 K
5,400 K
6,500 K
–3
3,250 K
5,600 K
7,200 K
* Fluorescent white balance can be fine-tuned to accommodate a wide variety of artificial
lighting, from stadium lighting with low color temperatures to mercury-vapor lighting
with high color temperatures. Users of the D
1
should note that the color temperatures
that result when fluorescent white-balance is fine tuned differ widely from the values
used in the D
1
X
.
** daylight