White balance is used to to get the colors in the picture as accurate as possible, as sometimes pictures can come out yellow, blue, etc. There are seven preset white balance settings: Auto, Tungsten, Fluorescent, Daylight/Sunny, Cloudy, Flash, and Shade. Auto allows the camera to make the best guess by basis and it works in most situations. Tungsten is for shooting indoors, specifically in lightbulb lighting, and it cools down the colors in the photos. Fluorescent compensates for the cool light and warms up the photos. Daylight/Sunny is not a setting every camera has because it sets the camera to fairly normal white balance settings. Cloudy warms up the shots more than the Daylight setting. Flash warms up the picture when the camera flash is used. Shade warms up the shots shot in the cool light of shade. To manually color balance, you can tell the camera what looks white by holding up a white card or paper, then taking the shot.

White Balance Settings:

• Auto: This setting lets the camera make the best guess on whether the shoot should be warmed up or cooled down.
• Tungsten: This setting is used for indoor lighting and cools down the shot.
• Fluorescent: This setting warms up the cool light in the shot.
• Daylight/Sunny: This setting sets the camera to a pretty normal white balance setting.
• Cloudy: This setting warms up the shot much more than the Daylight setting.
• Flash: This setting warms up the light created by the camera’s flash.
• Shade: This setting warms up the light in the shade.