Canon EOS-1D X Mark II DSLR Camera (Body Only) - Manual (Page 177)

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White balance (WB) is for making the white areas look white. Normally,
the Auto [
Q ] (Ambience priority) or [ Q w ] (White priority) setting will
obtain the correct white balance. If natural-looking colors cannot be
obtained with Auto, you can select the white balance to match the light
source or set it manually by shooting a white object.
1
Press the < B > button ( 9 ) .
2
Select a white balance setting.
While looking at the top LCD panel or
in the viewfinder, turn the <
5 > dial.
(Approx.)
* Applicable with Speedlites having a color temperature transmission function.
Otherwise, it will be fixed to approx. 6000 K.
B
: Setting the White Balance
Display Mode
Color Temperature
(K: Kelvin)
Q Auto (Ambience priority, p.179)
3000 - 7000
Q w Auto (White priority, p.179)
W Daylight 5200
E Shade 7000
R Cloudy, twilight, sunset 6000
Y Tungsten light 3200
U White fluorescent light 4000
D Flash use Automatically set*
O Custom (p.180) 2000 - 10000
P Color temperature (p.185) 2500 - 10000