Nikon P330 - Manual (Page 156)

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Shooting Menu (
A, B, C or D Mode)
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White Balance (Adjusting Hue)
The color of light reflected from an object varies with the color of the light source.
The human brain is able to adapt to changes in the color of the light source, with
the result that white objects appear white whether seen in the shade, direct
sunlight, or under incandescent lighting. Digital cameras can mimic this
adjustment of the human eye by processing images according to the color of the
light source. This is known as “white balance.” For natural colors, select a white
balance setting that matches the light source before shooting.
Although the default setting, Auto (normal), can be used under most types of
lighting, you can apply the white balance setting suited to a particular light source
to achieve more accurate results. You can perform fine adjustment after selecting
a white balance type (
E33).
The icon for the current setting other than Auto (normal) is displayed on the
monitor (
A8).
Rotate the mode dial to A, B, C, D or i M d button M A, B, C, D or i tab (A7)
M White balance
Option Description
a1
Auto (normal)
(default setting) White balance is automatically adjusted to suit lighting
conditions. Best choice in most situations.
When set to Auto (warm lighting), the images are
preserved with warm colors if they are shot under an
incandescent light source. When using the flash, according
to the brightness of the flash, the images are adjusted to
suitable white balance.
a2
Auto (warm
lighting)
b Preset manual
Useful when shooting under unusual lighting. See “Using
Preset Manual” (
E35) for more information.
c Daylight White balance adjusted for direct sunlight.
d Incandescent Use under incandescent lighting.
x
y
z Fluorescent FL1
Fluorescent FL2
Fluorescent FL3
Use under most types of fluorescent lighting. Choose one of
Fluorescent FL1 (white fluorescent), Fluorescent FL2
(daylight white/neutral fluorescent) and Fluorescent FL3
(daylight fluorescent).
f Cloudy Use when taking pictures under overcast skies.
g Flash Use with the flash.
x
Choose color
temp.
Use to directly specify color temperature (
E34).
• Select x Choose color temp. of White balance in the
first line, and then select the value of Choose color
temp. in the second line.