Nikon S6 User Manual
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White Balance
Process pictures to produce natural colors under diff erent types of light.
Option
Description
Auto
White balance automatically adjusted to suit lighting conditions.
Best choice in most situations.
White bal. preset
Neutral-colored object used as reference to set white balance un-
der unusual lighting conditions (see below).
Daylight
White balance adjusted for direct sunlight.
Incandescent
Use under incandescent lighting.
Fluorescent
Use under most types of fl uorescent lighting.
Cloudy
Use when taking pictures under overcast skies.
Flash
Use with the fl ash.
At settings other than Auto, the current setting is shown by an icon in the display
(
6–7).
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).
Place white or gray reference object under lighting that will be used during
shooting.
1
2
Highlight White bal. preset.
3
Camera zooms in.
* To restore most recent value for preset white balance, highlight Cancel and press .
4
Highlight Measure.
*
5
Frame reference object.
Frame
reference
object here
Preset White Balance
Preset white balance can not be measured with the fl ash.