How does White Balance work?
White balance is the balance between cool and warm light color temperature captured by your camera’s sensors. Color temperature describes the spectrum of light as it is measured in Kelvin, from “warm” light (low Kelvin) to “cool” light (high Kelvin). See the chart below for a range of common light sources and their relative temperatures: 1000-2000K Candlelight 2500-3500K Tungsten household lightbulb 3000-4000K Sunrise/sunset (clear sky) 4000-5000K Fluorescent lighting 5000-5500K Electronic flash 5000-6500K Daylight with sun overhead 6500-8000K Moderately overcast sky 9000-10000K Shade or heavily overcast sky The lower the temperature of the light, the more of a warm or orange-ish color cast will be visible in your photographs. The higher the temperature, the colder or bluer your photos will appear. Using pre-set white balances allows your camera to accurately judge and compensate for the light temperature of your composition, and the result is a photo with truer, brighter colors. How t
