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4Select direct measurement mode.
Release the U 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
viewfinder.
The displays will flash for
about six seconds.
5Measure 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 the
preset selected in Step 3.
No photograph will be recorded;
white balance can be measured accurately even when the
camera is not in focus.
AProtected Presets
If the current preset is protected (0161), 3 will flash in the control
panel and viewfinder if you attempt to measure a new value.
Control panel
Viewfinder