Nikon D100 User Manual download pdf (Page 69)

Taking Photographs—White Balance

Keeping Colors True

Frame the reference object so that it fills the

viewfinder and press the shutter-release but-

ton all the way down to measure a value for

white balance (the shutter will be released, but

no photograph will be taken). If the camera is

able to measure a value for white balance, the

letters will flash for two seconds in the

control panel shutter-speed display, and the

viewfinder shutter-speed display will show a

flashing . The new value will be recorded

when the shutter-release button is pressed half-

way or when the exposure meter turns off (auto

meter off; 151). Until white balance is mea-

sured again, this value will be used in all subsequent photographs taken at

a setting of Preset (PRE).

If the camera is unable to measure a value for

white balance, the shutter-speed/aperture dis-

plays in the control panel and viewfinder will

show a flashing

. Press the shutter-re-

lease button halfway while this indicator is

flashing to return to Step 4. Repeat Steps 4

and 5, taking care to adjust settings to avoid

extreme under- or over-exposure.

If white balance is not measured before the exposure meters turn off auto-

matically, the camera will revert to the last measured preset white balance

setting. To set a new value for white balance, repeat Steps 3–5.

Note that the camera can store only one value for preset white balance at

a time. Measuring a new value will delete the previous value from memory.

During Recording

If preset white balance is measured while images are being recorded to the memory

card ( 34), the result ( / or ) will not appear in the viewfinder and

control panel until recording is complete. We recommend that you wait until recording

is complete before measuring preset white balance.

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Nikon D100 User Manual Page 69