Nikon COOLPIX P5100 User Manual page 112

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
Preset Manual
Preset manual is used with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with
a strong color cast (for example, to make pictures shot under a lamp with a red
shade look as though they had been shot under white light).
1
Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be
used during shooting.
2
Use the multi selector to choose
[PRE
Preset
manual] in the white balance menu, and press
(@.
The camera zooms in.
4
Frame the reference object.
3
Choose [Measure].
To apply the most recently measured value for preset
manual, choose [Cancel] and press
®.
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Press
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Reference object frame
The shutter is released and the new white-balance value is set.
No pictures are recorded.
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Note on Preset Manual
Regardless of the flash mode selected, the flash will not fire when
®
is pressed in step 5. Therefore,
the camera cannot measure a value for preset manual for when the flash is used.
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