Nikon Coolpix L120 - Manual (Page 68)

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Auto Mode
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Preset Manual
Preset manual is used 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 shot under a
lamp with a red shade look as though they had been shot under white light).
Use the procedure below to measure the white balance value under the lighting
used during shooting.
1
Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that is used
during shooting.
2
Display the shooting menu (A 52), use the
multi selector to select 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
Select Measure.
To apply the most recently measured white balance
value, 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.
4
Frame the reference object in the measuring
window.
5
Press the k button to measure a value for preset manual.
The shutter is released (no image is captured) and the new white-balance value is set.
Auto Auto
Preset manual
Incandescent Incandescent
Fluorescent Fluorescent
Daylight Daylight
Auto
Incandescent
Fluorescent
Daylight
Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Flash Flash Flash
White balance
Measure
Cancel
Preset manual
Measure
Cancel
Preset manual
Reference object frame
B
Note on Preset Manual
The camera cannot measure a white balance value for when the flash fires. When shooting with the
flash, set White balance to Auto or Flash.