White balance – Nikon P5000 User Manual

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Menu Guide

Process pictures to produce natural colors under different types of light.

* For best results, turn the flash off (U) when using this option.

White balance is shown in the display at settings other than Auto (

B 4).

q Preset White Balance
Preset white balance is used with mixed lighting or to compensate for light
sources with a strong color cast (for example, to make pictures taken under a
lamp with a red shade look as though they had been taken under white light).

k White Balance

Option

Description

l Auto (default)

Best choice in most situations.

q White bal. preset

Neutral-colored object used as a reference to set white balance
under unusual lighting conditions (see below).

*

n Daylight

White balance adjusted for direct sunlight.

*

p Incandescent

Use under incandescent lighting.

*

o Fluorescent

Use under most types of fluorescent lighting.

*

m Cloudy

Use when taking pictures under overcast skies.

*

r Flash

Use with the flash.

1

Place white or gray reference
object under lighting that will be
used during shooting. Note that
preset white balance can not be
measured with flash.

2

Highlight White bal. preset.

3

4

Camera zooms in.

Highlight Measure.

*

* To restore most recent value for preset white balance, highlight Cancel and press B.

5

6

Frame reference object.

Set preset white balance to new value
and return to shooting menu.

Frame

reference

object here

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