Nikon 25215 Preset White Balance, Recording New Values with the Camera, White Balance Presets

Preset White Balance

Preset white balance is used to record and recall custom white balance set- tings for shooting under mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast. Four options are available for setting preset white balance:

Recording New Values with the Camera

(1)Frame a neutral gray or white object and press the shutter-release button to measure a value for white balance ( 60).

(2)Measure white balance with the ambient light sensor ( 60).

Copying Values from Existing Photographs

(3)Copy white balance from another image on the memory card ( 65).

(4)Copy white balance from Nikon Capture 4 version 4.2 or later ( 66).

The camera can store up to five values for preset white balance in presets d-0–d-4. White balance values recorded with options (1) and (2) are stored in preset d-0. To prevent this value from being replaced the next time white balance is measured, the value stored in d-0 can be copied to presets d-1–d-4 for long-term storage ( 66). White balance values copied using options (3) and (4) are also stored in presets d-1–d-4. A descriptive comment can be added to any white balance preset ( 64).

d-0 d-1 – d-4

Taking Photographs—White Balance

Stores last val- ue measured for white bal- ance (60).

Store values copied from d-0 ( 66).

Store values cop- ied from images on memory card ( 65).

Store values created in Nikon Capture 4 version 4.2 or later (available separately; 66).

White Balance Presets

Changes to white balance presets apply to all shooting menu banks ( 167). A con- firmation dialog will be displayed if the user attempts to change a white balance preset created in another shooting menu bank (no warning is displayed for preset d-0).

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