White Balance - Nikon D1H User Manual

White Balance

Although the color of light reflected by an object varies with the color of the light
source, the human brain is able to adapt to changes in lighting, ensuring that we see
white objects as white under most lighting conditions. A digital camera is able to
mimic this adjustment so that colors that appear white to the human eye also appear
white in your photographs. This adjustment is known as "white balance."
To choose a white balance setting for the current light source, press the
(A) and rotate the main command dial (B). The current white balance setting will be
displayed in the rear control panel (C) while the
A
As the main command dial is rotated, settings will change in the order shown below.
A
Setting Color temp.
A 4,200–7,000 K
Auto
Incandescent
Fluorescent
Direct sunlight
Flash
Cloudy
Shade
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Preset
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B
White balance adjustment based on color tempera-
(approx.) ture information from a 1,005-pixel CCD sensor.
3,000 K Use when taking photographs indoors under incan-
(approx.) descent light.
4,200 K Use when taking photographs indoors under fluores-
(approx.) cent light.
5,200 K Use this setting when taking photographs in direct sun-
(approx.) light (daylight).
5,400 K Use this setting with Nikon Speedlights. With other
(approx.) flashes, use preset white balance.
6,000 K Use when taking photographs under overcast skies
(approx.) (daylight).
8,000 K Use when taking photographs in the shade under sunny
(approx.) skies (daylight).
Use this setting to match white balance to the light
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source. The camera can store up to three settings.
button is pressed.
C
Description
button
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