Viewfinder Photography - Nikon D850 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 (0 132).
2
Set white balance to L (Preset manual).
Press the U button and rotate the main command dial until
L is displayed in the control panel.
U button
A
Measuring Preset Manual White Balance (Viewfinder Photography)
Preset manual white balance cannot be measured during time-lapse
movie recording or while you are shooting an HDR photograph or
multiple exposure.
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Main command
dial