Preset White Balance

Preset white balance is used to record and recall custom white balance settings for shooting under mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast. Two methods are available for setting preset white balance:

Method

Description

Direct

Neutral gray or white object is placed under lighting that will be used in

measurement

final photograph and white balance is measured by camera ( 40).

Copy from

White balance is copied from photo on memory card ( 42) or white bal-

existing

ance value is copied from Nikon Capture 4 Version 4.4 or later (available

photograph

separately; 182).

The camera can store up to five values for preset white balance in presets d-0 through d-4. A descriptive comment can be added to any white balance preset ( 42).

d-0

d-1d-4

Stores last

Store values copied from d-0 (

measured

42).

value ( 40).

 

Store values cop- ied from images on memory card ( 42).

Store values created in Nikon Capture 4 Version 4.4 or later (available separately;182).

Reference—White Balance

White Balance Presets

 

Changes to white balance presets apply to all shooting menu banks ( 125). A confirma-

 

tion 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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Nikon 17002, D70-series, D200BODY, D200OUTFIT, D200KIT manual Preset White Balance, Method Description, White Balance Presets