Nikon D60BODY, 25438 Highlight Measure and press the multi selector right, 106, Measuring Value

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu

3Highlight Measure and press the multi selector right.

The screen shown at right will be displayed; highlight Yes and press

Q.

Measure

Overwrite existing preset data?

Yes

No

4The message, Take photo of white or gray object filling viewfinder under lighting for shooting. will be displayed.

When the message clears from the display, the viewfinder and shooting information white balance displays will flash as shown at right.

5Frame the reference object so that it fills the viewfinder and press the shutter-release button all the way down.

White balance can be measured even when the camera is not in focus.

Menu Guide

6If the camera was able to measure a value for white balance, the message Data acquired. will be displayed.

White balance will automatically be set to the measured value.

If the warning shown at right is displayed, the camera was unable to measure white balance. Return to step 2 and measure white balance again.

Data acquired.

Unable to measure preset white balance. Please try again.

Set

106

BMeasuring Value

•Note that if a new value is measured for white balance, white balance will be set to the measured value even if Use photo is currently selected.

•Use a standard “gray card“, or other reflectivity card intended for white balance measurement, with 18% reflectivity (available separately) to measure a precise white balance value.

•Do not alter exposure from the value selected by the camera; when shooting in mode d, use the electronic analog exposure display to select optimum exposure.

COther Ways to Measure a Value

The following methods can also be used to measure a value for preset white balance.

•To proceed directly to step 4 without displaying the shooting menu, select Preset manual for white balance in the Quick settings display (A 52) and press Qfor a few seconds.

•If White balance is selected for Custom Setting 11 (F/Gbutton; A 112), pressing Gfor a few seconds when preset manual is in effect will display the indicators shown in step 4.