White Balance Tips And Tricks; White Balance Options - Nikon D850 Technical Manual

White Balance Tips and Tricks

Auto white balance is recommended with most light
sources. If the desired results cannot be achieved with
auto white balance, choose an option from the list below
or use preset white balance.

White Balance Options

l
Choose from the following options:
Option
v Auto
Keep white (reduce
warm colors)
Normal
Keep warm lighting colors
D Natural light auto
J Incandescent
I Fluorescent
Sodium-vapor lamps
Warm-white fluorescent
White fluorescent
Cool-white fluorescent
Day white fluorescent
Daylight fluorescent
High temp. mercury-
vapor
K
*
White balance is adjusted automati‑
cally. Suitable for most light sources;
3500–
if an optional flash unit is used, white
8000
balance is adjusted to match. See
page 27
White balance is adjusted for natural
4500–
light, producing colors closer to those
8000
seen by the naked eye
3000 Use under incandescent lighting.
Use with the light sources below.
• Sodium vapor lighting (found in
2700
sports venues)
3000 • Warm white fluorescent lights
3700 • White fluorescent lights
4200 • Cool‑white fluorescent lights
5000 • Daylight white fluorescent lights
6500 • Daylight fluorescent lights
• High color temperature light sourc‑
7200
es (e.g., mercury‑vapor lamps)
Description
for more on v options.
(page 28).
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