Nikon 5700 - Manual (Page 114)

Menu Guide—Using the SHOOTING Menu
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Preset White Balance
Preset white balance is used to adjust white balance
when shooting under mixed lighting or to compensate
for light sources with a strong color cast. When
(White Bal Preset) is selected from the White Balance
menu, the camera will zoom in and the menu shown
at right will be displayed in the monitor or viewfinder.
Option Description
Cancel
Recalls the most recent setting for preset white balance
from memory and sets white balance to this value.
Measure
Measures a new value for white balance. Place a
white object, such as a piece of paper, under the
lighting that will be used in the final picture. Frame
this object so that it fills the square in the center of
the menu shown above. Highlight Measure and
press the multi selector to the right to measure a new
value for white balance (shutter will be released and
camera will return to original zoom position, but no
picture will be recorded).
Fine-Tuning White Balance
At settings other than (Auto) and (White Bal
Preset), white balance can be “fine tuned” by high-
lighting the desired setting and rotating the command
dial to select an adjustment (–3 to +3) from the menu.
Raising white balance tends to give images a blue cast,
while lowering white balance generally makes pictures
appear slightly yellow or red. In the case of (Fluorescent), the menu offers
a choice of bulb types (see table below).
Option Bulb Type
FL1 White (W)
FL2 Daylight White (Neutral [N])
FL3 Daylight (D)