Nikon COOLPIX P100  P100 User's Manual - Page 95

Shooting Options: Shooting Menu (A, B, C, D Modes) Preset Manual Preset manual is used under unusual lighting conditions or when the desired effect has not been achieved with white balance settings like Auto and Incandescent (for example, to make images shot under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been shot under white light). 1 Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be used during shooting. 2 Display the shooting menu (A74), use the multi selector to set White balance to b Preset manual, then press the k button. • The camera lens extends to a position that is half of the camera's maximum optical zoom. White balance Auto Preset manual Daylight Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy Flash 3 Choose Measure. • To use the most recently measured value for preset manual, choose Cancel and press the k button. The most recently measured value will be set for white balance. Preset manual Cancel Measure 4 Frame the reference object. Preset manual More on Shooting Cancel Measure Reference object frame 5 Press the k button to measure the white balance value. • The shutter is released and the new white-balance preset value is set (no picture is recorded). B Note on Preset Manual The camera cannot measure a white balance value for when the flash fires. When shooting with the flash, set White balance to Auto or Flash. 83