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❚❚Measuring a Value for Preset White Balance

1Light a reference object.
Place a neutral gray or white object under the lighting that will be used in the
final photograph.
In studio settings, a standard gray panel can be used as a
reference object.
Note that exposure is automatically increased by 1EV when
measuring white balance; in mode M, adjust exposure so that the exposure
indicator shows ±0 (072).
2Set white balance to L (Preset manual).
Press the WB button and rotate the main command dial until L is displayed in
the control panel.
3Select direct measurement mode.
Release the WB button briefly and then press the button
until the L icon in the control panel starts to flash.
A
flashing D will also appear in the control panel and
viewfinder.
The displays will flash for about six seconds.
4Measure white balance.
Before the indicators stop flashing, frame the reference
object so that it fills the viewfinder and press the
shutter-release button all the way down.
The camera
will measure a value for white balance and store it in preset d-0.
No photograph
will be recorded; white balance can be measured accurately even when the
camera is not in focus.
WB button Main command dial Control panel
Control panel
Viewfinder