Nikon Coolpix 8800 User Manual - Page 65

3 WHITE BALANCE Auto 1/2 4 White bal. preset Daylight Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy Speedlight Highlight option. WHITE BALANCE ϗWhϫitΠe bτaόlanϥceϯε Make selection. 5 Rotate mode dial to P, S, A, or M. At settings other than Auto, current setting is shown in shooting display and W-B icon appears in control panel. 8M 1/60 F2.8 126 More on Photography Fine-Tuning White Balance At settings other than (Auto) and (White bal. preset), white balance can be "fine tuned" to compensate for variations in the color of the light source or to create pictures with a "warm" or "cold" cast. Except in the case of (Fluorescent), adjustments can be made in the range +3 to -3 in increments of one. Higher settings can be used to lend images a bluish tinge or to compensate for light sources with a yellow or red cast. Lower settings can be used to make pictures slightly yellow or red or to compensate for light sources with a blue cast. When white balance is set to (Fluorescent), a menu of three different bulb types is available. To fine-tune white balance, display the white balance menu and highlight an option as described above, then follow the steps below: Option Bulb type FL1 White (W) FL2 Daylight White/ Neutral (N) FL3 Daylight (D) 1 WHITE BALANCE Auto 1/2 2 White bal. preset +1 Daylight ±0 Incandescent -1 Fluorescent Cloudy Speedlight Choose value for fine tuning. WHITE BALANCE 1/2 Auto White bal. preset Daylight Incandescent Fluorescent Cloudy Speedlight Make selection. 55