White Balance

[shakilearl]

Hello - Could anyone give me some idea about how to use the white balance feature on a DSLR? Please also let me know in which occasions do I need to use it.

[gordon g]

I shoot mostly outdoors under natural light, and must admit I tend to leave it in 'auto'. But, I shoot RAW only and so it is an easy job to correct any colour casts in post-processing.
If you are shooting under particular lighting conditions, for example deep shade, tungsten lighting, fluorescent light, you will get a colour cast because of the light's colour temperature. Setting the appropriate white balance for the lighting should minimise this, but as I say, if shooting RAW it is easily changed anyway. Only a major issue for jpegs straight from the camera would be my feeling...

[DigiDiva]

The white balance settings can be changed too, to set the mood of an image. For example, early mist on a lake, using the tungsten setting gives it a cold, bluer winter feel. Experiment and see the difference with the various settings.