Nikon COOLPIX P90 P90 User's Manual - Page 127

Shooting Options: The Shooting Menu Preset Manual Preset manual is used with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast when the desired effect has not been achieved with 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 Use the multi selector to choose b Preset manual in the white balance menu, and 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 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 Shooting, Playback and Setup Menus 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 value is set. • No images are recorded. B Note on Preset Manual Regardless of the flash mode selected, the flash will not fire when the k button is pressed in step 5. Therefore, the camera cannot measure a value for preset manual for when the flash is used. 115