Nikon 8400 User Manual

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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.

Option

Description

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 center of the multi selector to
measure a new value for white balance (the shutter will be released and
the camera will return to the original zoom position, but no picture will be
recorded).

WHITE BAL PRESET

Measure

Cancel

Using the Flash

Preset white balance can not be measured with the fl ash.

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