Nikon Coolpix 3100 - Manual (Page 71)

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The Shooting Menu
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 se-
lected from the white-balance menu, the camera
will zoom in and the menu shown above at right
will be displayed in the monitor.
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 gray object,
such as a piece of cardboard, 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 multi selector to the right to measure a new value for
white balance (shutter will be released and camera will return to
original zoom position, but no picture will be recorded).
WHITE BAL PRESET
Cancel
Measure SET
White Balance
At settings other than auto, white balance is shown by
an icon in the monitor.
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