The Common White Balance Presets On your Digital Camera

White balance is one of the most important element of your pictures.  The white balance of your camera has a strong impact on how your photographs look. White balance is a setting on your camera that makes sure the white color we see directly will also appear white in the image is referred to as 'White Balance'. Whether you are using a DSLR or any of the point and shoot camera. Following are the most common white balance presets on your camera. Keep in mind, that these are just some of the presets. They may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer and model to model. Here is the list of presets for most DSLR cameras:

• Auto (A) - Most of the time represented as 'AWB'. In this setting the camera automatically selects WB depending on the amount of light available and use of flash.
• Tungsten (Light Bulb) - To be used strictly under tungsten light bulbs or when used elsewhere will make your images look very blue.
• Fluorescent (Glowing Tube) - Strictly use it when your photos look too green or when you are under fluorescent lights.
• Direct Sunlight (Sun) - This preset is to be used while shooting outdoors with the sun shining on the subject.
• Flash (Lightning Bolt) - To be used when using on-camera flash.
• Cloudy (Cloud) - To be used in cloudy or overcast days or in shades. It is often used to yield warmer images than sunlight.
• Shade (House with a Shadow) - Using this preset, you'll get warmer pictures than cloudy. The preset adds an orange colors to your photograph. It is a perfect preset to photograph sunsets and shades.
• Continuously Variable (K) - Lets you change the Kelvin value from 2,500 to 10,000 manually.
• Preset (PRE) - Used for color matching with a white card.

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