Nikon COOLPIX S3100 User Manual - Page 53

More on Shooting Changing A (Auto) Mode Settings (Shooting Menu) Preset Manual The preset manual option is effective with mixed lighting or to compensate for light sources with a strong color cast when the desired effect has not been achieved with white balance settings like Auto and Incandescent (for example, to make pictures taken under a lamp with a red shade look as though they had been shot under white light). Follow the procedure below to measure the white balance value according to the light source when shooting. 1 Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be used during shooting. 2 Display shooting menu (A 37), use the multi selector to choose b Preset manual in the White balance menu and press the k button. The camera zooms in to the position for measuring white balance. White balance Auto Preset manual Daylight Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy Flash 3 Choose Measure. To apply the most recently measured value for preset manual, choose Cancel and press the k button. Preset manual 4 Frame the reference object in the measuring window. Cancel Measure Preset manual Cancel Measure Measuring window 5 Press the k button to measure a value for preset manual. The shutter is released and the new white-balance value is set. No picture is recorded. B Note on Preset Manual A value for flash lighting cannot be measured with Preset manual. When shooting using the flash, set White balance to Auto or Flash. 41