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<blockquote data-quote="WayneF" data-source="post: 212951" data-attributes="member: 12496">Not 7500k, not as general case.&nbsp;&nbsp; Color temperature is about the color of the specific light we stand in.&nbsp;&nbsp; It is &quot;best&quot; to set the camera to Daylight for sunlight, or to Incandescent for indoor incandescent light (orange).&nbsp; 7500k would be for blue skylight in open shade.&nbsp; &nbsp; Auto White Balance tries to figure it out, and is sometimes close, and sometimes not, probably better than not knowing nuthin'.&nbsp; <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />&nbsp; &nbsp; But if we know it is obviously Daylight or Incandescent, laziness seems the only excuse for ignoring that knowledge. But the next picture could be different.These camera setting situations are not greatly precise, just one value when there are variations in all cases of light.&nbsp; It makes a big difference to the picture to get it correct.&nbsp; &nbsp; One of the most basic and useful skills we learn is how to correct white balance later.&nbsp; See <a href="http://www.scantips.com/lights/flashbasics1f.html" target="_blank">White Balance Correction, with or without Raw</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="WayneF, post: 212951, member: 12496"] Not 7500k, not as general case. Color temperature is about the color of the specific light we stand in. It is "best" to set the camera to Daylight for sunlight, or to Incandescent for indoor incandescent light (orange). 7500k would be for blue skylight in open shade. Auto White Balance tries to figure it out, and is sometimes close, and sometimes not, probably better than not knowing nuthin'. :) But if we know it is obviously Daylight or Incandescent, laziness seems the only excuse for ignoring that knowledge. But the next picture could be different. These camera setting situations are not greatly precise, just one value when there are variations in all cases of light. It makes a big difference to the picture to get it correct. One of the most basic and useful skills we learn is how to correct white balance later. See [URL="http://www.scantips.com/lights/flashbasics1f.html"]White Balance Correction, with or without Raw[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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