Nikon D2H D2H User's Manual - Page 64

Taking Photographs-White Balance White balance can be set using the White bal. option in the shooting menu or by pressing the WB button and rotating the main command dial. The White Balance Menu 1 Highlight White bal. in the shooting menu ( 167) and press the multi selector to the right. SHOOTING MENU Shooting menu bank Reset shooting menu Active folder File name Image quality Image size Raw compression White bal. A 100 DSC NORM ON A 2 Highlight the desired option and press the multi selector to the right. If Choose color temp. is selected, a menu of color temperatures will be displayed ( 56). If White bal. preset is selected, a menu of preset white balance options will be displayed ( 57). In all other cases, a white-balance fine-tuning dialog will be displayed ( 54). SHOOTING MENU White bal. Auto Incandescent Fluorescent Direct sunlight Flash Cloudy Shade Studio Strobe Lighting Auto white balance may not produce the desired results with studio strobe lighting. Choose a color temperature, use preset white balance, or set white balance to Flash and use fine tuning to adjust white balance. Color Temperature The perceived color of a light source varies with the viewer and other conditions. Color temperature is an objective measure of the color of a light source, defined with reference to the temperature to which an object would have to be heated to radiate light in the same wavelengths. While light sources with a color temperature in the neighborhood of 5,000-5,500 K appear white, light sources with a lower color temperature, such as incandescent light bulbs, appear slightly yellow or red. Light sources with a higher color temperature appear tinged with blue. 52