Each camera has a different setting; therefore you must refer to the manual if it has so far not found a way. You can find the camera’s manual here. If you are still confused, use the auto white balance mode. The camera may not always be right but at least more correct.

Preset

You can use the presets if it is available in your camera:

• Auto – the camera will guess the color temperature based on a program of nature to be planted by the camera maker. You can use it in most situations, but not in every situation (e.g. when photographing the sunset / sunrise)
• Tungsten – symbolized by the light bulb icon, therefore suitable for use when you take pictures in the room with the light bulb source.
• Fluorescent – symbolized by the iconic neon lights, use when shooting in a room with fluorescent lighting.
• Daylight – usually with a symbol of the sun, use while in the sun
• Cloudy – symbolized by a cloud, use when shooting in cloudy weather
• Flash – the symbol of lightning, if you use a flash (strobe) using this preset.
• Shade – usually a house or a tree symbol, use when shooting indoors (daytime) or you are in the shadow areas – not direct sunlight.

White Balance Setting Manually

Some cameras, especially SLR and presume, provides manual white balance setting. Setting the manual is the most accurate if we confused with our light source color temperature. This usually happens in a photo shoot with a source of illumination is more complex (more than one type of color temperature).

We can use white paper for this purpose. Set white balance in custom or manual mode, and then point the camera to shoot this paper and staple. The camera will detect and store the white color temperature, a confirmation will appear on the LCD screen when the camera settings are OK.