Viewfinder photography – Nikon D5 User Manual

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Viewfinder Photography

1

Light a reference object.

Place a neutral gray or white object under the lighting that will
be used in the final photograph. In studio settings, a standard
gray panel can be used as a reference object. Note that
exposure is automatically increased by 1 EV when measuring
white balance; in exposure mode M, adjust exposure so that
the exposure indicator shows ±0 (

0 137).

2

Set white balance to

L (Preset manual).

Press the

U button and rotate the main command dial until

L is displayed in the rear control panel.

U button

Main command dial

Rear control panel

A

Measuring Preset Manual White Balance (Viewfinder
Photography)

Preset manual white balance can not be measured while you are
shooting an HDR photograph (

0 189) or multiple exposure (0 229), or

if Record movies is selected for Custom Setting g1 (Custom control
assignment
) > Shutter-release button (

0 309) and the live view

selector is rotated to

1 during live view.

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