Pitch Dictionary by pitch.dog
Colour temperature & white balance · Specialist

Tungsten balance

ELI5

A light or camera setting designed around conventional tungsten-lamp colour temperature.

Used in conversation

“Let’s test the tungsten balance before we lock the camera and lighting setup.”

Pitch context

You may encounter “Tungsten balance” in camera, lenses & lighting conversations or materials.

Why it matters: Explains what the image should look like and how it can be framed, captured and lit.

Connected terms

  • Daylight balanceComputed from definition language and shared taxonomy. This indicates proximity, not synonymy.
Sources & evidence · 5

Supporting source families. This entry is an editorial synthesis rather than a quotation from one canonical glossary.