Nikon 7900, COOLPIX5900 manual About White Balance

White bal. preset

Daylight Incandescent Fluorescent

White Balance

Press	Button in	(Auto shooting) mode to se-	WHITE BALANCE 1/2
lect White balance (		81), and then press .	Auto

About White Balance

The color of the light reflected from an object varies

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with the color of the light source. The human brain is able to adapt to such changes in color, with the result that we see white objects as white, regard- less of whether they are in the shade, direct sunlight, or under incandescent lighting. Digital camera can mimic this adjustment by processing information from the camera’s image sensor (CCD) according to the color of the light source. This process is known as a “white balance adjustment.”

If White balance has been set to Auto and the results are not to your satisfaction or when shooting under the special light sources or conditions, use the following white balance settings other than Auto.

Select from the following nine options and press .

Option	Description
Auto	White balance automatically adjusted to suit
	lighting conditions. Best choice in most situa-
(default setting)
	tions.
White bal. preset	Gray object used as reference to set white bal-
	ance under unusual lighting conditions.
Daylight	White balance adjusted for direct sunlight.
Incandescent	Use under incandescent lighting.
FL1	Use under most types of fluorescent lighting.
	Press , and select FL1 (White (W)) or FL2 (Day-
Fluorescent
	light White/Natural (N)) according to the bulb
FL2
	types, and then press .
Cloudy	Use when taking pictures under overcast skies.
Shade	Use under sunny skies when your subject is in
	the shade.
Speedlight	Use with the flash.

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