Nikon COOLPIX S3400, Reference Manual

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Preset Manual
The preset manual option is effective with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources
with a strong color cast when the desired effect has not been achieved with white balance
settings like
Auto and Incandescent (for example, to make images taken under a lamp with
a red shade look as though they had been shot under white light). Follow the procedure
below to measure the white balance value according to the light source when shooting.
1
Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be
used during shooting.
2
Display shooting menu (
A
6, 63), use the
multi selector to choose
b
Preset manual
in the White balance menu and press the
k
button.
• The camera zooms in to the position for measuring white
balance.
3
Choose Measure .
• To apply the most recently measured value for preset
manual, choose
Cancel and press the
k
button. The
white balance setting will not be measured again and the
most recently measured value will be set.
Auto Auto
Pr e s et m anual
D a y light D a y light
Incande s cent Incande s cent
F luo r e s cent F luo r e s cent
Cloud y Cloud y
F la s h F la s h
White balance
Pr e s et m anual
Cancel
Mea s u r e