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Nikon S6 User Manual

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White Balance

Process pictures to produce natural colors under diff erent types of light.

Option

Description

Auto

White balance automatically adjusted to suit lighting conditions.
Best choice in most situations.

White bal. preset

Neutral-colored object used as reference to set white balance un-
der unusual lighting conditions (see below).

Daylight

White balance adjusted for direct sunlight.

Incandescent

Use under incandescent lighting.

Fluorescent

Use under most types of fl uorescent lighting.

Cloudy

Use when taking pictures under overcast skies.

Flash

Use with the fl ash.

At settings other than Auto, the current setting is shown by an icon in the display
(

6–7).

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).

Place white or gray reference object under lighting that will be used during
shooting.

1

2

Highlight White bal. preset.

3

Camera zooms in.

* To restore most recent value for preset white balance, highlight Cancel and press .

4

Highlight Measure.

*

5

Frame reference object.

Frame

reference

object here

Preset White Balance

Preset white balance can not be measured with the fl ash.