white balance

noun

The color correction applied to files created by a digital camera. It determines the color temperature of the image based on the type of scene lighting (natural or artificial) and can be selected automatically by the camera (automatic white balance or AWB) or manually by the photographer.

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Meanings

nounwhite balance (uncountable)
  1. uncountableartsThe color correction applied to files created by a digital camera. It determines the color temperature of the image based on the type of scene lighting (natural or artificial) and can be selected automatically by the camera (automatic white balance or AWB) or manually by the photographer.

Origin

From white + balance.

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Translations

Finnish valkotasapaino
  • valkotasapainodigital photography: color correction
Japanese ホワイトバランス
  • ホワイトバランス (howaito baransu)digital photography: color correction
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APA

white balance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20balance

MLA

“white balance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20balance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white balance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20balance.

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