Keeping colors true: white balance – Nikon 5700 User Manual

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Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu

101

At settings other than Auto, the current White
Balance
setting is indicated by an icon in the moni-
tor or viewfinder.

Keeping Colors True: White Balance

White balance is used to preserve natural colors under different types of lighting.

Option

Description

Auto

White balance automatically adjusted to suit lighting
conditions. Best choice in most circumstances.

White Bal Preset

White object used as reference to set white balance
under unusual lighting conditions.

Fine

White balance adjusted for direct sunlight.

Incandescent

Use when taking pictures indoors under incandescent
light.

Fluorescent

Use when taking pictures indoors under fluorescent
light.

Cloudy

Use for pictures taken outdoors under overcast skies.

Speedlight

White balance adjusted to match light produced by
Speedlights.

In User Sets 1, 2, and 3, white balance can be set us-
ing the White Balance menu (in User Set A, white bal-
ance is adjusted automatically).

The

button can be set to adjust white balance without having to access

the menu (

130).

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