Nikon D80KIT, D80OUTFIT Bracketing Programs, 140 Technical Notes / Appendix, White Balance and Color Temperature

Bracketing Programs

The number of shots and bracketing increment are shown in the control panel as follows:

Number of framesBracketing increment

Bracketing progress indicator

The Bracketing Progress Indicator and Number of Frames

Number of frames	Progress indicator	Description
		3 frames: unmodified, negative, positive*
		2 frames: unmodified, negative *
		2 frames: unmodified, positive

*Order when Under > MTR > over is selected for Custom Setting 14 (Auto BKT order) is negative, unmodified, positive (three frames) or negative, unmodified (two frames).

Bracketing Increment

	Autoexposure and flash bracketing
Custom Setting 10 (EV Step) set to 1/3 EV		Custom Setting 10 (EV Step) set to 1/2 EV		White balance bracketing
Display	Increment	Display	Increment	Display	Increment
	/ EV		/ EV		1
	/ EV		1 EV		2
	1 EV		1 / EV		3
	1 / EV		2 EV
	1 / EV
	2 EV

White Balance and Color Temperature

Approximate color temperatures for each white balance setting are given below (values may differ from color temperatures given by photo color meters):

			Fine tuning
White balance	None	–3	–2	–1	+1	+2	+3
Auto	3,500 K – 8,000 K	Fine tuning added to value selected by camera
Incandescent	3,000 K	3,300 K	3,200 K	3,100 K	2,900 K	2,800 K	2,700 K
Fluorescent*	4,200 K	7,200 K	6,500 K	5,000 K	3,700 K	3,000 K	2,700 K
Dir. sunlight	5,200 K	5,600 K	5,400 K	5,300 K	5,000 K	4,900 K	4,800 K
Flash	5,400 K	6,000 K	5,800 K	5,600 K	5,200 K	5,000 K	4,800 K
Cloudy	6,000 K	6,600 K	6,400 K	6,200 K	5,800 K	5,600 K	5,400 K
Shade	8,000 K	9,200 K	8,800 K	8,400 K	7,500 K	7,100 K	6,700 K
Choose color temp.	2,500 K – 9,900 K			Not available
White balance preset	—

*Color temperature range reflects wide variation among fluorescent light sources, ranging from low- temperature stadium lighting to high-temperature mercury-vapor lamps.

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