White balance
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Glossary Terms
White Balance is an adjustment in electronic imaging that corrects for the colour balance of the lighting, so that white objects appear white, rather than coloured (for example) yellow when lit by tungsten filament lights, or excessively blue under sunlight.
Most digital cameras have an automatic adjustment for white balance, and the more advanced allow some manual adjustment - either to fixed settings or balancing on a particular image (e.g. a grey card).
Links
- Understanding White Balance tutorial on Cambridge in Colour
