Nikon D100 - Manual (Page 63)

Taking Photographs—White Balance
51
Bank Select
Image Quality
Resolution
White Bal
ISO
A
NORM
A
200
L
SHOOTING MENU
Speedlights Connected via a Sync Cable
When the AS-15 accessory shoe adapter is used to connect optional Speedlights via a
sync cable, the camera may not be able to set white balance appropriately in A (auto)
mode. Set white balance to (flash) and use fine tuning to adjust white balance, or
use preset white balance.
Color Temperature
The perceived color of a light source varies with the viewer and other conditions. Color
temperature is an objective measure of the color of a light source, defined with refer-
ence to the temperature to which an object would have to be heated to radiate light in
the same wavelengths. While light sources with a color temperature in the neighbor-
hood of 5,000–5,500
°
K appear white, light sources with a lower color temperature,
such as incandescent light bulbs, appear slightly yellow or red. Light sources with a
higher color temperature appear tinged with blue.
White Bal
Auto
Incandescent
Fluorescent
Direct Sunlight
SHOOTING MENU
The menu shown at right will be displayed. After
pressing the multi selector up or down to high-
light the desired option, press the multi selector
to the right. If Preset is selected, a menu of ex-
posure mode options will be displayed (
55). In
other cases a white-balance fine-tuning dialog (
53) will be displayed. Pressing the multi selector
to the right in the fine-tuning dialog sets a value
for fine tuning and puts your selection into effect.
The White Bal Menu
Highlight White Bal in the shooting menu (
138) and press the multi selector to the right.
White balance can be chosen using the function
dial, or using the White Bal option in the shoot-
ing menu. The current white-balance setting is
indicated by an icon in the control panel.