Which camera setting should be adjusted to correct color balance if footage looks too blue or orange?

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

Answer: (A)

White balance is how the camera interprets the color temperature of the light so colors render accurately. When footage looks too blue (cool) or too orange (warm), you’re seeing a color cast from the lighting, and white balance adjusts the camera’s color interpretation to neutralize that cast. If the scene is blue, you’d shift to a warmer setting (lower color temperature or a tungsten preset) to balance toward neutral. If it’s too orange, you’d shift toward a cooler setting. Most cameras offer presets like daylight, tungsten, or a custom white balance using a gray/white card to calibrate precisely. Exposure, ISO, and focus affect brightness, sensitivity, and sharpness, not the color cast, so they don’t fix color balance.