Nikon White Balance (Adjusting Hue), M Md, Auto (normal), B Notes About White Balance, bPreset manual Auto (normal), Auto (warm lighting), Incandescent, etc. (E30)

Section Reference

White Balance (Adjusting Hue)

Rotate the mode dial to j, k, l, mor M Mdbutton Mj, k, l, m or M tab (A13) 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.

	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 an
a2	Auto (warm	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. (E30).

c	Daylight*	White balance is adjusted for direct sunlight.
d	Incandescent*	Use under incandescent lighting.
		Use under most types of fluorescent lighting. Choose
e	Fluorescent	one of 1 (cool-white fluorescent), 2 (day white
		fluorescent) and 3 (daylight 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 (E29).
	temp.

* Fine adjustments in seven steps are available. Apply positive (+) to increase blue hue and negative (–) to increase red hue.

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 (A60).

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

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