Preset Manual - Nikon COOLPIX P5100 User Manual

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 [b Preset
manual] in the white balance menu, and press
k.
The camera zooms in.
3
Choose [Measure].
To apply the most recently measured value for preset
manual, choose [Cancel] and press k.
4
Frame the reference object.
5
Press k.
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 k 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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B
White balance
a
Auto
b
Preset manual
c
Daylight
d
Incandescent
e Fluorescent
Exit
B
Preset manual
Cancel
Measure
Exit
B
Preset manual
Cancel
Measure
Exit
Reference object frame