Nikon D2Xs Preset White Balance, Recording New Values with the Camera, White Balance Presets

Taking Photographs—White Balance

Preset White Balance

Preset white balance is used to record and recall custom white balance set- tings for shooting under mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast. Four options are available for setting preset white balance:

Recording New Values with the Camera

(1)Frame a neutral gray or white object and press the shutter-release button to measure a value for white balance ( 61).

(2)Measure white balance with the ambient light sensor ( 61).

Copying Values from Existing Photographs

(3) Copy white balance from another image on the memory card ( 66).

The camera can store up to five values for preset white balance in presets d-0–d-4. White balance values recorded with options (1) and (2) are stored in preset d-0. To prevent this value from being replaced the next time white balance is measured, the value stored in d-0 can be copied to presets d-1–d-4 for long-term storage ( 67). White balance values copied using option (3) are also stored in presets d-1–d-4. A descriptive comment can be added to any white balance preset ( 65).

d-0 d-1 – d-4

Stores last val- ue measured for white bal- ance (61).

Store values copied from d-0 ( 67).

Store values cop- ied from images on memory card ( 66).

White Balance Presets

Changes to white balance presets apply to all shooting menu banks ( 169). A con- firmation dialog will be displayed if the user attempts to change a white balance preset created in another shooting menu bank (no warning is displayed for preset d-0).

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