"white balance" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: white + balance Etymology templates: {{af|en|white|balance}} white + balance Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} white balance (uncountable)
  1. (photography) 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. Wikipedia link: white balance Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Photography
    Sense id: en-white_balance-en-noun-7O7kdTGh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: arts, hobbies, lifestyle, photography

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