Nikon 25047 User Manual - Page 48

Setting Shooting Menus-continued Shooting Mode Check points: Moving from page to page • In the Shooting mode, two menu pages follow each other so that when you reach the end of page 1,page 2 then appears. The number tab for the active page is highlighted in white. To move to the SET-UP page, press < on the Multi selector to turn the white tab orange. Then press ≤/≥ on the Multi selector to move between pages 1, 2 and Set Up. Select the S tab with ≤/≥ to display SET-UP 1 and press >. • In the Shooting mode, if MENU PAGE 2 is displayed in the lower left corner of the menu screen, pressing the MENU button will display the second page of the menu. Pressing the MENU button when MENU OFF is displayed clears the menu from the Monitor. Using the Command Dial to Make a Selection If the symbol (Command dial) appears to the right of a menu item, you can select an option quickly by rotating the Command dial instead of using the Multi selector. 1 Select the menu item with the Multi selector. 2 Rotate the Command dial to display the icon for the desired option. • Complete the setting by pressing the MENU button twice in SHOOTING MENU 1 or once in SHOOTING MENU 2. 94 WHITE BALANCE Human vision compensates for variations in the color of normal ambient lighting so that we see white and gray objects as neutral. Film cameras cannot compensate for such changes in lighting (called the color temperature) except by the choice of film, or in some cases by using filters. Digital cameras attempt to mimic humans by measuring the color temperature and compensating automatically. This is known as White Balance. The White Balance may be preset to one of a number of fixed values and can also be measured manually. A Auto White balance is measured and adjusted automatically. White Bal Preset White balance is measured and adjusted using the color temperature measurement for a sample placed in the same lighting as the subject. Fine *1 Preset for bright daylight Incandescent *1 Preset for incandescent (tungsten) light Fluorescent *2 Preset for fluorescent light Cloudy *1 Preset for cloudy or overcast skies Speedlight *1 Preset for flash photography • The White Balance icon is displayed on the Monitor when a White Balance setting other than Auto is selected. *1 You can make additional fine adjustments to the White Balance through a range of -3 to +3 (in single steps) by rotating the Command dial. A negative adjustment tends to make the image reddish while a positive adjustment tends to make the image bluish. Press > on the Multi selector to set the adjustment. *2 You can select FL1, FL2 or FL3 for different types of fluorescent light, such as warm daylight, neutral etc., by rotating the Command dial. Selection Light source FL1 White (W) FL2 Daylight white (Neutral, N) FL3 Daylight (D) 95 Menus