Nikon Coolpix S50 - Manual (Page 104)

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Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu
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Preset White Balance
Preset white balance is used 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
Use the rotary multi selector to choose
[White bal. preset] in the white balance
menu, and press d.
The camera zooms in.
3
Choose [Measure].
To apply the most recently measured value for preset
white balance, choose [Cancel] and press d.
4
Frame the reference object.
5
Press d.
The shutter is released and the new white balance value is set.
No pictures are recorded.
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Note on Preset White Balance
Regardless of the flash mode selected, the flash will not fire when d is pressed in step 5. There-
fore, the camera cannot measure a value for preset white balance for when the flash is used.
White balance
Exit
Auto Auto
Daylight Daylight
Auto
Daylight
Incandescent
Incandescent
Fluorescent
Fluorescent
White bal. preset
Incandescent
Fluorescent
White bal. preset
Exit
Measure
Cancel
White bal. preset
Exit
Measure
Cancel
Reference object frame