Preset Manual - Nikon Coolpix S640 User Manual

Preset Manual

Preset manual is used with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with
a strong color cast when the desired effect has not been achieved with white
balance settings like Auto and Incandescent (for example, to make images 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
Display the shooting menu (A 95), use the
rotary multi selector to set White balance to
b Preset manual, then press the k button.
• The camera zooms in.
3
Choose Measure.
• To use the most recently measured value for preset
manual, choose Cancel and press the k button. The
most recently measured value will be set for White
Balance.
4
Frame the reference object.
5
Press the k button to measure the white balance value.
The shutter is released and the new white balance value is set (no picture is recorded).
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Note on Preset Manual
The camera cannot measure a white balance value for when the flash fires. When shooting with the
flash, set White balance to Auto or Flash.
Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
White balance
Exit
Preset manual
Cancel
Measure
Exit
Preset manual
Cancel
Measure
Exit
Reference object frame
Auto Auto
Preset manual
Daylight Daylight
Incandescent Incandescent
Fluorescent Fluorescent
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