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Nikon D5000 User Manual page 15

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_I_ Measuring
Preset White Balance
If no operations
are performed
while the displays are flashing, direct measurement
mode
will end when the exposure
meters turn off. The auto meter-off
delay can be changed using
Custom Setting c2 (Auto off timers;
_ 157). The default
setting
is eight seconds.
Preset White Balance
The camera can store only one value for preset white balance at a time; the existing value will
be replaced when a new value is measured.
When shooting
in mode M, check the exposure
indicator to ensure that the subject
is neither
under- nor over-exposed
(_ 85).
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Other Methods
for Measuring
Preset White Balance
To enter preset measurement
mode (see above) after selecting
preset white balance
in the
information display (_ 96), press _ for a few seconds.
If white balance has been assigned to
the Fn (_) button
(_ 163) and preset white
balance selected by pressing the Fn (_) button
and rotating
the command dial, the camera will also enter preset measurement
mode if the
Fn (_) button
is pressed for a few seconds.
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Studio Settings
In studio settings, a standard
gray panel can be used as a reference
object when measuring
_reset white balance.
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