White Balance

The white balance setting for a digital camera is very useful in dealing with various light conditions. The best way to understand this setting is to place a white sheet of paper in front of your camera and take a photograph.

If the image has a white sheet of paper in it, you're ok; but if the paper has a yellowish hue, you're in trouble.

To better understand this process, take a look at your lamp. It usually uses an incandescent bulb. If you look closely, you'll notice that the color of this particular source of light has a yellow hue. The digital camera amplifies this hue and you get a yellowish photograph.

So, before taking any photo, look around at your sources of light. Even if you are outdoors, there are white balance settings that will make your photo look a lot better.