How to achieve tungsten white balance on XT1?

[misan]

Hello there,

Does anyone know how to achieve Tungsten White Balance on XT1 ?

[Starkman]

If you're talking about the regular incandescent bulb symbol, that should works. 

 

Also, from Ken Rockwell's site:

Tungsten (symbol of a light bulb also called "indoor"): Very, very blue most of the time except indoors at night, for which it looks normal. "Tungsten" is the name of the metal out of which the bulb's filament is made. Even indoors many people prefer the warmer AUTO setting. TRICK: Set -1 or -2 exposure compensation and use this setting in daylight to simulate night!

[milandro]

you could use the preset or set the color temperature at about between 2900ºK for normal incandescence lamps to 3200ºK for halogens.

 

Edited July 25, 2017 by milandro

[misan]

@Starkman and @milandro thanks guys!

[Larry Bolch]

Auto white balance does not work for a good reason. Early in the digital era, some engineer decided to make auto white balance full spectrum. It worked well indoors, giving a nice neutral balance. Everyone was happy—that is until someone shot a glorious sunset. Yup—neutral balance as if it was shot at noon.

 

Not everyone was happy then. 

 

If one is shooting in mixed lighting or unknown lighting, there is the Custom balance feature that works very well. Select it and point the lens at a known neutral tone. There are grey cards specifically designed for this, but a sheet of white paper will work as well. Just make sure the reading is done at the subject position.