Owner's Manual

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Achieving Natural Colors with Different Light Sources (White Balance)
Preset Manual
Preset manual is used to record and recall custom white balance
values measured under specific lighting or copied from a
photograph. It is recommended under mixed lighting or
lighting with a strong color cast or whenever settings such as
[Auto], [Incandescent], and color-temperature selection fail to
produce the desired results.
The camera can store up to six values for preset white balance in
presets d-1 through d-6. Two methods are available for setting
preset white balance:
A
White Balance Presets
Changes to white balance presets d-1 through d-6 apply to all photo
shooting menu banks (A–D). For example, changes to presets made when
photo shooting menu bank A is selected also apply to photo shooting
menu banks B through D.
Method Description
Direct measurement
Measure white balance from a white or neutral
gray object under the lighting for the final shot
(
0
235). During live view, white balance can be
measured in a selected area of the frame (spot
white balance,
0
241).
Copying a value from
existing photograph
Copy white balance from a photo on a memory
card (
0
246).