Nikon D300 User Manual page 165

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Select direct measurement mode.

Release the WB button briefly and then

press the button until the

the control panel and viewfinder start

to flash. A flashing p,-

will also appear

in the control panel and viewfinder. At

default settings, the displays will flash

for about six seconds.

Control panel

Measure white balance.

Before the indicators stop flashing, frame the

reference object so that it fills the viewfinder and

press the shutter-release button all the way down. The camera

will measure a value for white balance and store it in preset

d-O. No photograph will be recorded; white balance can be

measured accurately even when the camera is not in focus.

Check the results.

If the camera was able to measure a

value for white balance,

in the control panel, while the

viewfinder will show a flashing

default settings, the displays will flash

for about six seconds.

Control panel