If you are shooting photos under different kinds of indoor lights, what specific setting do you adjust to make all your picture colors look the same?

The specific setting you adjust to make all your picture colors look the same under different kinds of indoor lights is White Balance. White Balance is a camera setting that corrects for the color cast produced by various light sources, ensuring that objects that are truly white in a scene appear genuinely white in your photographs, and consequently, all other colors are rendered accurately and consistently. Different light sources emit light at distinct color temperatures. For example, traditional incandescent bulbs produce a warm, orange-yellow light, while some fluorescent lights can emit a cooler, sometimes greenish light. The human eye adapts to these color variations almost instantly, making a white object appear white regardless of the light source. However, a camera records the dominant color of the light. Without White Balance correction, a white object photographed under incandescent light would appear orange, and under fluorescent light, it might look green or blueish. To achieve color consistency across different lighting scenarios, you must effectively communicate to the camera what constitutes a neutral white under the specific light present. This is done through several White Balance methods. Preset White Balance involves selecting pre-programmed settings on your camera that are designed for common light sources. Examples include Tungsten (often represented by a light bulb icon, used for warm, yellowish incandescent lighting), Fluorescent (represented by a tube light icon, for various types of fluorescent lighting), Daylight, Cloudy, Shade, and Flash. Each preset tells the camera to apply a specific color correction to neutralize the expected color cast of that light source. For instance, choosing the Tungsten preset instructs the camera to add blue to the image to counteract the orange cast of incandescent lights. For maximum accuracy and consistency, especially in complex or mixed indoor lighting, Custom White Balance, also known as Manual White Balance, is the preferred method. This process involves taking a reference photograph of a neutral gray card or a pure white object placed under the exact lighting conditions in which you are shooting your subject. The camera then analyzes this reference image, identifies what truly appears neutral under that specific light, and uses this information to precisely correct the color cast for all subsequent photos taken in that same environment. This ensures highly accurate color reproduction. Another advanced method for precise control is Kelvin Temperature Setting, where you manually input a specific color temperature value using the Kelvin (K) scale. The Kelvin scale measures color temperature: lower Kelvin values (e.g., 2500K to 3000K) correspond to warmer, more orange light, while higher Kelvin values (e.g., 5500K to 7500K) correspond to cooler, more blue light. By directly setting the Kelvin value, you inform the camera of the exact color temperature of the ambient light, allowing it to apply the precise compensatory correction to achieve neutral colors. For example, if you know a light source is emitting at 3200K, setting your camera to 3200K will neutralize its warmth. While Auto White Balance (AWB) is a common feature that attempts to automatically detect and correct the color temperature, it frequently struggles to provide consistent and accurate results under mixed or complex indoor lighting conditions, often leading to color shifts between shots. Therefore, for the explicit goal of making all your picture colors look the same under different kinds of indoor lights, manually selecting an appropriate preset, utilizing a Custom White Balance, or precisely setting the Kelvin temperature is essential to ensure consistent and accurate color rendition across all your photographs.