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Nikon D2Xs User Manual

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Taking Photographs—White Balance

White balance can be set using the White balance option in the shooting
menu or by pressing the WB button and rotating the main command dial.

The White Balance Menu

1

Highlight White balance in the shooting

menu (

168) and press the multi selector to

the right.

2

High light the de

sired op

tion and press the

multi se lec tor to the right. Selecting Choose
color temp.
displays a menu of color tem-
peratures (

59), White balance preset a

preset white balance menu (

60), other

options a fi ne-tuning dialog (

57).

The WB Button
White balance can also be set by pressing the
WB button and rotating the main command dial.
White balance is displayed in the rear control
panel and viewfi nder sidebar:

Studio Strobe Lighting

Auto white balance may not produce the desired results with studio strobe lighting.
Choose a color temperature, use preset white balance, or set white balance to Flash
and use fi ne tuning to adjust white balance.

e5—Auto BKT Set (

203)

When WB bracketing is selected for custom setting e5 (Auto BKT set), the camera
will create several images each time the shutter is released. White balance will be var-
ied with each image, “bracketing” the value currently selected for white balance.

Rear control panel

Viewfi nder