White Balance
The White Balance setting you choose will change the color balance in your pictures, making it warmer or cooler depending on how the sort of light you're shooting in affects things.
Using Auto White Balance is the simple option, but your camera's White Balance presets give you more control over color.
Using Auto White Balance is the simple option, but your camera's White Balance presets give you more control over color.
The color of the light will affect the colors in your photographs. You probably won't notice this with the naked eye because our minds adapt very quickly to perceive the color of the light as neutral, even when it's not.
The camera is less forgiving, and records colors exactly as they are. That's why pictures taken under household lighting have an orange color cast, and pictures taken at dusk or dawn have a cold, blue look.
Digital cameras have 'White Balance' controls to correct these color shifts. This adjustment happens when the camera processes and saves your pictures.
For example, if you take a picture under incandescent lighting, the camera can reduce the amount of orange in the colors and boost the blue to produce more neutral colors.
The camera is less forgiving, and records colors exactly as they are. That's why pictures taken under household lighting have an orange color cast, and pictures taken at dusk or dawn have a cold, blue look.
Digital cameras have 'White Balance' controls to correct these color shifts. This adjustment happens when the camera processes and saves your pictures.
For example, if you take a picture under incandescent lighting, the camera can reduce the amount of orange in the colors and boost the blue to produce more neutral colors.