White balance, Automatic control/fixed settings – LEICA Q3 Digital Camera User Manual

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PHOTOGRAPHY ▸ WHITE BALANCE

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WHITE BALANCE

In digital photography, White Balance ensures neutral color rendering

in any light. White Balance relies on the setting made in the camera,

which light color is to be rendered as 'white'.
Four methods are available:

– automatic control

– fixed presets

– manual setting via metering

– direct setting of the color temperature
Factory setting:

 Auto 

AUTOMATIC CONTROL/FIXED SETTINGS

 Auto 

: for automatic control, which delivers neutral results in

most situations

– Various fixed presets for most frequently encountered light

sources:

 Daylight 

For outdoor shootings in sunlight

 Cloudy 

For outdoor shootings in cloudy conditions

 Shadow 

For outdoor shootings with the main subject

in shadow

 Tungsten 

For indoor shootings with (predominantly)

incandescent lamp light

 Flash 

For flash photography

Select

 White Balance 

in the main menu

Select the desired setting

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