Nikon P6000 - Manual (Page 151)

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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
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Preset Manual
Preset manual is used with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with
a strong color cast when the desired effect has not been achieved with settings like
Auto and Incandescent (for example, to make pictures shot under a lamp with a
red shade look as though they had been shot under white light).
1
Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be
used during shooting.
2
Use the multi selector to choose b Preset
manual in the white balance menu, and press
the k button.
• The camera zooms in.
3
Choose Measure.
• To apply the most recently measured value for preset
manual, choose Cancel and press the k button. The
most recently measured value will be applied for White
Balance.
4
Frame the reference object.
5
Press the k button to measure the white balance value.
• The shutter is released and the new white-balance value is set.
• No pictures are recorded.
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Note on Preset Manual
Regardless of the flash mode selected, the flash will not fire when the k button is pressed in step 5.
Therefore, the camera cannot measure a value for preset manual for when the flash is used.
White balance
Auto Auto
Preset manual
Daylight
Daylight
Incandescent
Incandescent
Fluorescent
Fluorescent
Cloudy
Cloudy
Auto
Daylight
Incandescent
Fluorescent
Cloudy
Preset manual
Cancel
Measure
Preset manual
Cancel
Measure
Reference object frame