Preset Manual - Nikon D7100 User Manual

Preset Manual

Preset manual is used to record and recall custom white balance settings for shooting
under mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast. The
camera can store up to six values for preset white balance in presets d-1 through d-6.
Two methods are available for setting preset white balance:
Method
Direct measurement
Copy from existing
photograph
Measuring a Value for White Balance During Viewfinder Photography
1
Light a reference object.
Place a neutral gray or white object under the lighting that will be used in the
final photograph. In studio settings, a standard gray panel can be used as a
reference object. Note that exposure is automatically increased by 1 EV when
measuring white balance; in mode M, adjust exposure so that the exposure
indicator shows ±0 (0 51).
2
Set white balance to L (Preset manual).
Press the L (U) button and rotate the main command dial until L is
displayed in the control panel.
L (U) button
Neutral gray or white object is placed under lighting that will be used
in final photo and white balance measured by camera (0 95). In live
view photography (0 153), white balance can be measured in a
selected area of the frame (spot white balance, 0 98).
White balance is copied from photo on memory card (0 100).
Main command dial
Description
Control panel
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95