Nikon D800 User Manual (en)

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White balance can be selected by pressing the 

U button and 

rotating the main command dial until the desired setting is 
displayed in the control panel.

K Choose color temp.

2,500–

10,000 K

Choose color temperature from list of 
values (

L Preset manual

—

Use subject, light source, or existing 
photograph as reference for white 
balance (

* All values are approximate and do not reflect fine-tuning (if applicable).

U button

A

White balance can also be adjusted using the 
White balance option in the shooting menu 
(

0 268), which also can be used to fine-tune 

white balance (

0 148) or measure a value for 

preset white balance (

0 154). The Auto option 

in the White balance menu offers a choice of 
Normal and Keep warm lighting colors, which 
preserves the warm colors produced by incandescent lighting, while 
the 

I Fluorescent option can be used to select the light source from 

the bulb types.

A

Auto white balance may not produce the desired results with large 
studio flash units. Use preset white balance or set white balance to 
Flash and use fine-tuning to adjust white balance.