Nikon S3100 - Manual (Page 53)

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Changing A (Auto) Mode Settings (Shooting Menu)
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Sh
ooting
Preset Manual
The preset manual option is effective with mixed lighting or to compensate for
light sources with a strong color cast when the desired effect has not been
achieved with white balance settings like
Auto and Incandescent (for example,
to make pictures taken under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had
been shot under white light). Follow the procedure below to measure the white
balance value according to the light source when shooting.
1
Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be
used during shooting.
2
Display shooting menu (
A 37), use the 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.
Preset manual
Incandescent Incandescent Incandescent
Fluorescent Fluorescent Fluorescent
Cloudy Cloudy Cloudy
Flash
Flash
White balance
Daylight Daylight Daylight
Auto Auto
Preset manual
Cancel
Measure
Preset manual
Cancel
Measure
Measuring window