Keeping colors true: white balance – Nikon 2000 User Manual

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Menu Guide—The Shooting Menu

FINE

AUTO

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Keeping Colors True: White Balance

White balance is used to preserve natural colors
under different types of lighting. The following
options are available:

OFF

WHITE BALANCE

WHITE BALANCE

Fine

Auto

White bal preset

Fluorescent

Incandescent

Cloudy

Set

BK

Option

Description

Auto

A

White balance automatically adjusted to suit light-
ing conditions. Best choice in most circumstances.

White bal preset

White object used as reference to set white bal-
ance under unusual lighting conditions.

Fine

White balance adjusted for direct sunlight.

Incandescent

For use with incandescent lighting.

Fluorescent

For use with most types of fluorescent lighting.

Cloudy

Use for pictures taken under cloudy skies.

Speedlight

White balance adjusted to match light produced
the flash.

At settings other than Auto, the current white
balance setting is shown in the monitor.

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