Nikon 8700 - Manual (Page 88)

Menu Guide
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The Shooting Menu
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Preset White Balance
Preset white balance is used when shooting under
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). When
(White bal
preset) is selected from the white-balance menu, the
camera will zoom in and the menu shown above at
right will be displayed.
Cancel
Measure
WHITE BAL PRESET
Option
Cancel
Recalls the most recent value for preset white balance from memory
and sets white balance to this value.
Measure
To measure 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 fi nal picture.
Frame this object so that it fi lls 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 (the shutter will be re-
leased and the camera will return to the original zoom position, but no
picture will be recorded).
Description
Using the Flash
Preset white balance can not be measured with the fl ash.