Nikon Coolpix S640 - Manual (Page 111)

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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 white
balance settings like
Auto and Incandescent (for example, to make images 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
Display the shooting menu (A 95), use the
rotary multi selector to set White balance to
b Preset manual, then press the k button.
• The camera zooms in.
3
Choose Measure.
• To use the most recently measured value for preset
manual, choose
Cancel and press the k button. The
most recently measured value will be set 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 picture is recorded).
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Note on Preset Manual
The camera cannot measure a white balance value for when the flash fires. When shooting with the
flash, set
White balance to Auto or Flash.
White balance
Auto Auto
Preset manual
Daylight Daylight
Incandescent Incandescent
Fluorescent Fluorescent
Exit
Preset manual
Cancel
Measure
Exit
Preset manual
Cancel
Measure
Exit
Reference object frame