Shooting Menu (A, B, C or D Mode)

White Balance (Adjusting Hue)

Rotate the mode dial to A, B, C or D Mdbutton MA, B, C or D tab (A11) MWhite balance

The color of light reflected from an object varies with the color of the light source. The human brain is able to adapt to changes in the color of the light source, with the result that white objects appear white whether seen in the shade, direct sunlight, or under incandescent lighting. Digital cameras can mimic this adjustment of the human eye by processing images according to the color of the light source. This is known as “white balance.” For natural colors, select a white balance setting that matches the light source before shooting.

Although the default setting, Auto (normal), can be used under most types of lighting, you can apply the white balance setting suited to a particular light source to achieve more accurate results.

Option

Description

a1 Auto (normal)

White balance is automatically adjusted to suit lighting

(default setting)

conditions. Best choice in most situations.

 

When set to Auto (warm lighting), the images are preserved

 

a2 Auto (warm

with warm colors if they are shot under an incandescent light

lighting)

source. When using the flash, according to the brightness of the

 

flash, the images are adjusted to suitable white balance.

bPreset manual

Useful when shooting under unusual lighting. See “Using Preset

Manual” for more information (E40).

 

 

 

cDaylight *

White balance adjusted for direct sunlight.

 

 

dIncandescent *

Use under incandescent lighting.

 

 

 

Use under most types of fluorescent lighting. Choose one of 1

eFluorescent (1 to 3)

(white fluorescent), 2 (daylight white/neutral fluorescent) and 3

 

(daylight fluorescent).

 

 

fCloudy *

Use when taking pictures under overcast skies.

 

 

gFlash *

Use with the flash.

 

 

*Fine adjustments in seven steps are available. Apply positive (+) to increase blue hue and negative (–) to increase red hue.

The icon for the current setting other than Auto (normal) is displayed on the monitor (A6).

BNotes on White Balance

At white-balance settings other than Auto (normal), Auto (warm lighting) or Flash, set the flash mode to W(off) (A60).

This feature may not be used in combination with certain features. See “Features That Cannot Be Used Simultaneously” (A75) for more information.

Reference Section

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Nikon P310 manual White Balance Adjusting Hue, E39

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