Nortel Networks COOLPIX S8000 - Manual (Page 57)

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Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A (Auto) Mode)
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Sh
ooting
Preset Manual
Preset manual is effective with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources
with a strong color cast (for example, to make pictures taken under a lamp with a
red shade look as though they had been taken under white light).
1
Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be
used during shooting.
2
Display the shooting menu (
A 41), use the
rotary 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.
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 and the new white-balance value is set. No picture is recorded.
B
Note on Preset Manual
A value for flash lighting cannot be measured with Preset manual. When shooting using the flash,
set White balance to Auto or Flash.
Auto Auto
White balance
Exit
Preset manual
Daylight
Daylight
Incandescent
Incandescent
Fluorescent
Fluorescent
Cloudy
Cloudy
Preset manual
Exit
Cancel
Measure
Preset manual
Exit
Cancel
Measure
Measuring window