Nikon D5 - Manual (Page 191)

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Viewfinder Photography
1
Light a reference object.
Place a neutral gray or white object under the lighting that will
be used in the final photograph. In studio settings, a standard
gray panel can be used as a reference object. Note that
exposure is automatically increased by 1 EV when measuring
white balance; in exposure mode M, adjust exposure so that
the exposure indicator shows ±0 (
0 137).
2
Set white balance to L (Preset manual).
Press the U button and rotate the main command dial until
L is displayed in the rear control panel.
U button Main command dial Rear control panel
A
Measuring Preset Manual White Balance (Viewfinder
Photography)
Preset manual white balance can not be measured while you are
shooting an HDR photograph (
0 189) or multiple exposure (0 229), or
if Record movies is selected for Custom Setting g1 (Custom control
assignment) > Shutter-release button (
0 309) and the live view
selector is rotated to 1 during live view.