Nikon 25338 User Manual - Page 54

48 best used on an image that contains a balance will be set to the average for Gray card illuminated by the main light the selected area. source. You will notice that the Red and Blue Chapter 10 To choose a point, select Use Single Point sliders may have moved, which may and click Start. The cursor will change have also been reflected in the small to an eyedropper when moved over the graph. You can further modify the white active image. Click a neutral gray point balance settings by moving the Red and to set the white balance. You will notice Blue sliders manually. The Red slider that the Red and Blue sliders may have enables you to shift the image's white moved, and that these changes may balance from cyan to red, adjusting the have also been reflected in the small gain for the Red Channel. The Blue slider graph. You can further modify the white enables you to shift the image's white balance settings by moving the Red and balance from yellow to blue, adjusting Blue sliders manually. The Red slider the gain for the Blue Channel. Click on enables you to shift the image's white the reset button at any time to reset the balance from cyan to red, adjusting the values to the default settings. gain for the Red Channel. The Blue slider enables you to shift the image's white balance from yellow to blue, adjusting the gain for the Blue Channel. Click on Click OK to accept the new white balance, or click Cancel to retain the white balance set in your camera. The Edit List the reset button at any time to return To revert to the original white balance the values to the default settings. setting at any point, simply uncheck the Use Marquee Sample Apply Checkbox next to White Balance. By selecting this option and click- TONE COMPENSATION RAW ONLY ing start, you will be able to draw a marquee on the image to identify a section for Capture NX to use as the basis for setting the white balance. Use this option when the scene was illuminated by a number of different light sources. Select a section that was illuminated by the light source you want to set the white balance to. The Tone Compensation feature enables you to adjust the image contrast that To choose a section, select Use was set in the camera. Marquee Sample and click Start. The cursor will change to an area-selection eyedropper when moved over the active image; drag to select an area. White To change the tone compensation, click on the button for Tone Compensation and select one of the options from the pull-down Menu.