Nikon 26459, P340 White Balance (Adjusting Hue), Auto (normal), Fluorescent FL1, Fluorescent FL2, Fluorescent FL3, B Notes About White Balance

White Balance (Adjusting Hue)

Rotate the mode dial to A, B, C, D or i Mdbutton MA, B, C, D or

itab (A9) MWhite balance

Adjust white balance to suit the light source or weather conditions in order to make the colors in images match what you see with your eyes.

•Use Auto (normal) under most conditions. Change the setting when you

want to adjust the hue of the image you are taking. You can also perform fine adjustment of white balance after selecting its type (E32).

	Option	Description
a1	Auto (normal)	White balance is automatically adjusted to suit
		lighting conditions.
	(default setting)
		When set to Auto (warm lighting), the images are
		preserved with warm colors if they are shot under
a2	Auto (warm	an incandescent light source. When using the flash,
	lighting)	white balance is adjusted according to the flash
		lighting condition.
		Use when the desired result is not achieved with

bPreset manual Auto (normal), Auto (warm lighting), Incandescent, etc. (E33).

c	Daylight	White balance is adjusted for direct sunlight.
d	Incandescent	Use under incandescent lighting.
x	Fluorescent FL1	Select one of Fluorescent FL1 (cool-white
		fluorescent), Fluorescent FL2 (day white
y	Fluorescent FL2
		fluorescent) and Fluorescent FL3 (daylight
z	Fluorescent FL3
		fluorescent).
f	Cloudy	Use when taking images under overcast skies.
g	Flash	Use with the flash.
x	Choose color	Use to directly specify color temperature (E32).
	temp.

B Notes About White Balance

•Lower the flash when white balance is set to any setting other than Auto (normal), Auto (warm lighting) or Flash (A54).

•The setting may not be changed when using certain settings of other functions.

Section Reference

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