Preset Manual

Preset manual is used to record and recall custom white balance settings for shooting under mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast. The camera can store up to six values for preset manual white balance in presets d-1 through d-6. Two methods are available for setting preset manual white balance:

Method

Description

 

Neutral gray or white object is placed under

 

lighting that will be used in final photo and white

Direct measurement

balance is measured by camera (0 159). In live

 

view photography and movie live view (0 35, 49),

 

white balance can be measured in a selected area

 

of the frame (spot white balance, 0 163).

 

 

Copy from existing

White balance is copied from photo on memory

photograph

card (0 167).

 

 

AWhite Balance Presets

Changes to white balance presets apply to all shooting menu banks (0 291).

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