If the goal is to achieve natural-looking colors under lighting, what setting should be adjusted?

• A. White balance.
• B. ISO.
• C. Frame rate.
• D. Aperture.

Answer: (A)

White balance is what you adjust to keep colors looking natural under different lighting. It corrects the color temperature so whites stay white and other colors aren’t tinted by the light source. Under indoor tungsten lights, for example, scenes can look too yellow or orange; dialing in the right white balance (often towards cooler, higher Kelvin values) neutralizes that cast so skin tones and whites appear natural.

Other settings don’t fix color cast in the same way. ISO changes sensitivity and can introduce noise, frame rate affects motion and timing, and aperture changes exposure and depth of field. Those can influence how bright or sharp an image is, but they don’t correct the overall color balance caused by lighting. In practice, you’d use a white balance preset that matches the lighting, or set a custom white balance with a gray card, and you can fine-tune in post if needed.