Nikon 4 user manual Sub-menu Color, Coolpix Cameras

Image Adjustment

4 Adjust white balance using the options in the White Balance palette

Camera WB: Shows the white balance setting in effect at the time the photograph was taken and the amount of fine-tuning performed.

New WB: The white balance setting to be applied to the captured image can be chosen from the options listed in the table below. When Daylight, Standard Fluorescent, or High Color Rendering Fluorescent is selected, white balance can be fine-tuned by selecting an option from the sub-menu.

	Sub-menu	Color
Option	option	temperature	Description
Use Gray Point	—	—	White balance is set to the value chosen in the gray-
			point selection dialog (	35).
			White balance is set to the value recorded when
Recorded	—	—	the picture was taken (note that choosing another
Value			white-balance option with the same color tempera-
			ture may not produce the same results).
Calculate	—	—	White balance is adjusted automatically based on
Automatically*			the white balance of the original image.
Incandescent	—	3,000 K	Suited to photos taken under incandescent light-
			ing.
	Direct sunlight	5,200 K	Suited to photos taken in direct sunlight.
Daylight	Cloudy	6,000 K	Suited to photos taken under overcast skies.
	Shade	8,000 K	Suited to photos taken in the shade on sunny days.
	Warm White	3,000 K
Standard	(3000K)
	3700K	3,700 K
Fluorescent			Suited to fluorescent	lighting, including lighting
	Cool White
High Color		4,100 K	with a noticeable color cast. The type of bulb can
	(4100K)
Rendering			be chosen from a sub-menu of five options.
	5000K	5,000 K
Fluorescent
	Daylight	6,500 K
	(6500K)
Flash	—	5,400 K	Suited to photos taken with Nikon Speedlights.

*Not available with RAW images taken with COOLPIX-series cameras. May not produce desired

results with all images; if necessary, use another white balance setting, adjust white balance using fine adjustment, or sample image for grey point ( 35).

Fine Adjustment: Color temperature can be fine-tuned using this slider. This option is not available when Use Gray Point or Recorded Value is selected for New WB. Color temperature can be adjusted by ±50 mired. Note that color temperature can not be raised above 9090 K, and that a setting of Flash can be fine-tuned in the range of 4255K–7407 K.

COOLPIX Cameras

The dialog similar to that shown at right may be displayed after adjustments to the white balance of RAW images taken with COOLPIX-series cameras. Click Update Display to view the effects of the new white balance settings.

COOLPIX 8800

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