Which camera setting balances color temperature across lighting conditions?

• A. ISO
• B. Saturation
• C. Exposure
• D. White Balance

Answer: (D)

White balance is the camera setting that handles color temperature so colors look natural under different lighting. Different light sources cast different hues — tungsten light tends to be warm and orange, daylight is cooler and blue, and fluorescent light can add a greenish cast. White balance adjusts the colors by adding the opposite influence so whites stay white and the overall color cast stays balanced, no matter the light. You can select a preset (like daylight, tungsten, cloudy, fluorescent) or set a custom white balance for the most accurate result. Auto white balance tries to do this automatically, but it can be off in mixed lighting.

ISO, saturation, and exposure affect other aspects—sensitivity, color intensity, and brightness—not the color cast of the scene.