Nikon D5300, User Manual

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P, S, A, and M Modes
Fine-Tuning White Balance
White balance can be “fine-tuned” to compensate for variations in the color of the
light source or to introduce a deliberate color cast into an image. White balance is
fine-tuned using the
White balance option in the shooting menu.
1
Select a white balance option.
Press
G
to display the menus, then
highlight White balance in the shooting
menu and press
2
. Highlight the desired
white balance option and press
2
(if
Fluorescent is selected, highlight the
desired lighting type and press
2
; note that
fine-tuning is not available with Preset
manual ).
2
Fine-tune white balance.
Use the multi selector to fine-tune white
balance.
3
Save changes and exit.
Press
J
.
A
White Balance Fine-Tuning
The colors on the fine-tuning axes are relative,
not absolute. For example, moving the cursor
to
B (blue) when a “warm” setting such as
J
(incandescent) is selected will make
photographs slightly “colder” but will not
actually make them blue.
G
button
Increase green
Increase
blue
Increase
amber
Increase magenta
Coordinates
Adjustment