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Nikon Coolpix S4100 User Manual

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Adjusting the A (Auto) Mode setting

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Sh
ooting

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 pictures 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

Tap the bottom tab to display the setting
controls (

A 42) and tap w.

3

Tap b.

The camera zooms in to the position for measuring white
balance.

4

Frame the reference object in the measuring
window.

To apply the most recently measured value for preset
manual, tap

Cancel.

5

Tap

Measure to measure a value for preset

manual.

The shutter is released and the new white balance value is
set. No picture is recorded.

AUTO

AUTO

AUTO

AUTO

OFF

OFF

White balance

Preset manual

Preset manual

Cancel

Measure

Measuring window

Preset manual

Cancel

Measure