Nikon Camera manual Optimizing White Balance, Choosing a Setting

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Taking Photographs

●Optimizing White Balance

If auto white balance does not produce the desired results, you can try another setting, choose a color temperature, or use preset manual white balance as described below.

Choosing a Setting

Press the U button and rotate the main command dial until the desired setting is displayed in the rear control panel.

Ubutton Main command dial Rear control panel

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Contents Setting Guide Table of Contents Movies Autofocus TipsFirst-Time Users Taking Photographs Continuous-Servo AF AF-C Improving Camera ResponseDynamic-Area AF ACustom Settings My Menu, highlight Add items and press Custom Settings BanksSelect Add items Add itemsLens Vibration Reduction VR DPlayback MenuSettings by Subject SituationTion See alsoLock-on ReleaseTaking Photographs Tion and camera AF-area modeTion Lock-onSituation Settings by Subject Reducing Camera Blur Vibration Reduction Matching Settings to Your GoalFrame rates may drop at settings other than OFF SituationPreserving Natural Contrast Active D-Lighting Extended Menu Banks Quick Setting Selection Shooting Menu BanksShooting Menu Banks Shooting Menu Bank SelectionReducing Noise at High ISO Sensitivities Standby TimerFinding Controls in the Dark Button Backlights DescriptionTips Reducing Shutter Noise Quiet and Silent Release Release modeLive view Choosing a Setting Optimizing White BalanceChoosing a Color Temperature Ubutton Sub-command dial Rear control panelPreset Manual White Balance Measure white balance Choosing a White Balance PresetCheck the results Varying White Balance White Balance Bracketing Choose the number of copiesSelect a bracketing increment Programs with increments of 1 are shown belowFrame a photograph, focus, and shoot Cancelling Bracketing White Balance BracketingChoose Select image Copying White Balance from a PhotographSelect a destination Highlight Select image and pressUsing the Copied Value Copy white balanceCreating a Multiple Exposure Record from 2 to 10 exposures in a single photoSelect Auto gain and choose from the following options Adjust gainMultiple exposure icon n Interrupting Multiple Exposures Copying Pictures Between Memory Cards Monitor Keeping the Camera Level Virtual HorizonTilt Roll ViewfinderPitch Resizing Photographs for Upload Resize Resized CopiesAutofocus Tips Focusing with the AF-ON ButtonChoosing the Number of Focus Points Taking Photographs Subject not in focus AF-area modes are described below AF-Area ModePoint dynamic-area AF 3D-tracking Auto-area AF Description On either side Focus Point Selection and ApertureSor at the center of the display, 4 line Focus Point Selection and Camera Orientation Off Turn AF tuning oﬀ Adjusting Autofocus to the Lens AF Fine-TuneDigits of the lens serial number Checking Focus Focus Tracking with Lock-On Movies Sound HeadphonesBefore Filming External MicrophonesMovie Settings Frame Size, Frame Rate, and Movie QualityImage Area Destination ISO Sensitivity RangeStart live view Starting Movie Live View Select movie live viewRotate the live view selector to Press the abuttonExposure Mode White BalanceTo focus using autofocus Using AutofocusChoosing a Focus Mode Choosing an AF-Area Mode Tripod Mode Lens Vibration Reduction VRAdjusting Settings During Live View Information Display Checking Focus Subject TrackingFilming Movies Starting and Ending RecordingEditing Movies Time-Lapse Movies Time-Lapse MoviesChoose the interval Choose the shooting time Start shootingInterrupting Time-Lapse Photography Selecting Start Off for Time-lapse photographyTime Lapse Photography Advanced Output ResolutionHdmi Output Output display size 100% Live view on-screen display OffHdmi Recording Page First-Time Users Reversing Indicators Customizing the Command DialsCustom Setting f10 Customize Command Dials Custom Setting f13 Reverse IndicatorsSensor Adjusting Monitor BrightnessChoosing the Primary Slot Reduced brightnessMetering Page CS SB####