Nikon 25338 User Manual - Page 52

Chapter 10 46 WHITE BALANCE RAW ONLY The White Balance feature is designed to enable you to change the white balance that was set within your image. Changing the white balance enables you to not only correct the white balance setting that was originally chosen, but also to alter the white balance in order to introduce a cold or warm cast into the image. To change the white balance, click on the button for White Balance to display the White Balance dialog. Within the White Balance dialog, you can either select a color temperature for the white balance, or you can set a gray point from within the image. Set Color Temperature Mode New White Balance This pull-down Menu provides you with a number of controls for setting a new white balance value. Recorded Value Selecting this value will set the white balance to the setting recorded by the camera. Calculate Automatically When you select this value, Capture NX will determine the best white balance setting to provide neutral colors throughout the image. Incandescent Select this value if the lighting in your photograph's scene was provided by an incandescent or tungsten light source. You can further modify the setting with the Fine Adjustment Slider. The Edit List Fine Adjustment Slider This slider enables you to shift the selected color temperature by + or 50 Mired. In this mode, you can allow Capture NX to automatically calculate the white balance, or you can set the white balance manually by using one of the available presets. Camera White Balance This displays the white balance set by the camera when the image was captured. Daylight Select this value if the lighting in your photograph's scene was provided by the sun. You can further modify this setting with the Daylight sub-menu and the Fine Adjustment Slider. Daylight Sub-Menu This sub-menu enables you to choose from three different daylight situations. Direct Sunlight This option sets the color temperature to 5,200K and is suited for photographs taken in direct