Nikon D2Xs - Manual (Page 74)

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Taking Photographs—White Balance
Preset White Balance
Preset white balance is used to record and recall custom white balance set-
tings for shooting under mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources
with a strong color cast. Four options are available for setting preset white
balance:
Recording New Values with the Camera
(1) Frame a neutral gray or white object and press the shutter-release button
to measure a value for white balance ( 61).
(2) Measure white balance with the ambient light sensor ( 61).
Copying Values from Existing Photographs
(3) Copy white balance from another image on the memory card (
66).
The camera can store up to fi ve values for preset white balance in presets
d-0 – d-4. White balance values recorded with options (1) and (2) are stored
in preset d-0. To prevent this value from being replaced the next time white
balance is measured, the value stored in d-0 can be copied to presets d-1 – d-4
for long-term storage (
67). White balance values copied using option (3)
are also stored in presets d-1 – d-4. A descriptive comment can be added to
any white balance preset (
65).
White Balance Presets
Changes to white balance presets apply to all shooting menu banks ( 169). A con-
fi rmation dialog will be displayed if the user attempts to change a white balance preset
created in another shooting menu bank (no warning is displayed for preset d-0).
d-0
Stores last val-
ue measured
for white bal-
ance (
61).
Store values cop-
ied from images
on memory card
(
66).
d-1 – d-4
Store values copied from d-0 (
67).