Nikon COOLPIX S8200 Reference Manual - Page 144

The Shooting Menu (for A (Auto) Mode, Continuous Shooting Mode) Using 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 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). Use the procedure below to measure the white balance value under the lighting used during shooting. 1 Place a white or gray reference object under the lighting that will be used during shooting. 2 Display the shooting menu (A 11, 37), use the multi selector to select 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 Select Measure. • To apply the most recently measured white balance value, select Cancel and press the k button. The white balance setting will not be measured again and the most recently measured value will be set. Preset manual Cancel Measure 4 Frame the reference object in the measuring window. Preset manual Reference Section 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 image is saved. B Notes About 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. E32