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Matching Settings to Your Goal
Select direct measurement mode.
Press the U button brie y and
then press the button until the L
icon in the rear control panel starts
to ash. A ashing D will also ap-
pear in the top control panel and
view nder. The displays will ash
for about 6 s.
Measure white balance.
Before the indicators stop ashing, frame the refer-
ence object so that it lls the view nder and press the
shutter-release button all the way down. The camera
will measure a value for white balance and store it in
the selected preset. No photograph will be recorded;
white balance can be measured accurately even when
the camera is not in focus.
Check the results.
If the camera was able to measure
a value for white balance,
C
will
ash in the control panels for about
6 s, while the view nder will show a
ashing
a
.
Choosing a White Balance Preset
Press the U button and rotate the sub-command dial to
select from presets d-1 to d-4.
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