Nikon 3500 manual Keeping Colors True White Balance, Choosing a White Balance Setting

Taking

Pictures—

Fine-Tuning

Camera

Keeping Colors True: White Balance

White balance is used to preserve natural colors under different types of lighting. At settings other than Auto, the current white balance setting is shown in the monitor.

Choosing a White Balance Setting

In mode, white balance can be chosen from

the following options (in and scene modes, white balance is adjusted automatically):

2048 NORMAL

WHITE BALANCE

MENU OFF SELECT SET

Settings

Option

A Auto

White Bal Preset

Fine

Incandescent

Fluorescent

Cloudy

Speedlight

Description

White balance automatically adjusted to suit light- ing conditions. Best choice in most circumstances.

White object used as reference to set white bal- ance under unusual lighting conditions.

White balance adjusted for direct sunlight.

For use with incandescent lighting.

For use with most types of fluorescent lighting.

Use for pictures taken under cloudy skies.

White balance adjusted to match light produced by flash.

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