Nikon D7000 User Manual
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❚❚Measuring a Value for Preset White Balance
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 mode M, adjust exposure so that the exposure
indicator shows ±0 (
0 72).
2
Set white balance to
L (Preset manual).
Press the WB button and rotate the main command dial until
L is displayed in
the control panel.
3
Select direct measurement mode.
Release the WB button briefly and then press the button
until the
L icon in the control panel starts to flash. A
flashing
D will also appear in the control panel and
viewfinder. The displays will flash for about six seconds.
4
Measure white balance.
Before the indicators stop flashing, frame the reference
object so that it fills the viewfinder and press the
shutter-release button all the way down. The camera
will measure a value for white balance and store it in preset d-0. No photograph
will be recorded; white balance can be measured accurately even when the
camera is not in focus.
WB
button
Main command dial
Control panel
Control panel
Viewfinder