Nikon COOLPIX5900, 7900 manual Preset White Balance

Preset White Balance

Preset white balance is used when shooting under mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast (for example, to make pic- tures taken under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been taken under white light). When White bal. preset is selected from the White balance menu, the camera will zoom in and the menu shown above at right will be displayed in the monitor.

WHITE BAL. PRESET

Cancel

Measure

Exit Confirm

White balance measur- ing window

Option	Description
	Recalls the most recent value for preset white bal-
Cancel	ance from the memory and sets white balance to
	this value.
	To measure a new value for white balance, place a
	neutral gray object, such as a piece of cardboard,
	under the lighting that will be used in the final pic-
	ture. Frame this object so that it fills the square in
Measure	the center of the menu shown above. Highlight
	Measure and press	to measure a new value for
	white balance (shutter will be released and camera
	will return to original zoom position, but no picture
	will be recorded).

The Shooting Menu

Preset White Balance

•The camera can not measure a value for preset white balance when the flash fires. Regardless of the Flash mode selected, the flash will not fire when selecting Measure.

•When Auto bracketing is set to WB bracketing, preset white balance can not be used.

White Balance Indicator

Unless the setting is Auto, White balance is shown by an icon in the monitor.

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