Konica Minolta MAXXUM 5D - Manual (Page 64)

64 A DVANCED RECORDING
WHITE BALANCE
White balance is the camera’s ability to make different types of
lighting appear natural. The active white-balance mode is
displayed in the white-balance panel on the monitor.
Auto white balance - white balance is set automatically.
Turn the white-balance dial to the appropriate position.
Preset white balance - to set the white balance to a specific light source.
Custom white balance - to calibrate the camera to a specific lighting situation.
Color temperature - to set the white balance to a specific color temperature.
Auto white balance automatically detects the type of light and
adjust the white balance accordingly. When the built-in flash is
used, the white balance is set for the color temperature of the
flash. Simply set the white-balance dial to the AWB position.
AWB - AUTO WHITE BALANCE
The last changes made are displayed on the monitor. Press the white-balance button in
the center of the dial to change settings. See the following sections for more information.
If the exposure-mode dial is turned to the auto recording or a digital subject program
position, white balances is reset to auto.