Viewfinder Photography - Nikon D5 User Manual

Viewfinder Photography

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 exposure mode M, adjust exposure so that
the exposure indicator shows ±0 (0 137).
2
Set white balance to L (Preset manual).
Press the U button and rotate the main command dial until
L is displayed in the rear control panel.
U button
A
Measuring Preset Manual White Balance (Viewfinder
Photography)
Preset manual white balance can not be measured while you are
shooting an HDR photograph (0 189) or multiple exposure (0 227), or
if Record movies is selected for Custom Setting g1 (Custom control
assignment) > Shutter-release button (0 360) and the live view
selector is rotated to 1 during live view.
Main command dial Rear control panel
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