Nikon Camera D810 Users Manual

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AADL Bracketing
In continuous release modes ( 0102), shooting will pause after the 
number of shots specified in the br acketing program have been taken.
 Shooting will resume the next time the shutter-release button is 
pressed. In self-timer mode, the camera  will take the number of shots 
selected in Step 2 on page 143 each  time the shutter-release button is 
pressed, regardless of the option selected for Custom Setting c3 ( Self-
timer )> Number of shots  (0 319); the interval between shots is...

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White Balance
White balance ensures that colors are unaffected by the color of 
the light source.
 Auto white balance is recommended with most 
light sources.
 If the desired results can not be achieved with 
auto white balance, choose an option from the list below.
White Balance Options
OptionColor temp.* 
vAuto
3500–8000 K
Normal
Keep warm lighting colors
JIncandescent 3000 K
IFluorescent
Sodium-vapor lamps2700 K
Warm-white fluorescent 3000 K
White fluorescent 3700 K
Cool-white fluorescent 4200 K...

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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.
U  button Main command 
dialControl panel
AThe Shooting Menu
White balance can also be adjusted using the  White balance option in 
the shooting menu ( 0290), which also can be used to fine-tune white 
balance ( 0151) or measure a value for preset manual white balance 
( 0 158).
 The  Auto  option in the  White balance  menu offers a choice 
of...

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AColor 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 referenc e 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 5000–5500 K appear  white, light sources with a lower 
color temperature, such as incandescent light bulbs, appear slightly...

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At settings other than K (Choose color temp. ), white balance 
can be “fine-tuned” to compensate for variations in the color of 
the light source or to introduce a deliberate color cast into an 
image.
❚❚ The White Balance Menu
To fine-tune white balance from the shooting menu, select 
White balance  and follow the steps below.
1Display fine-tuning options.
Highlight a white balance option and 
press 2 (if a sub-menu is displayed, 
select the desired option and press  2 
again to display fine-tuning...

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3Press J.
Press  J to save settings and retur n to 
the shooting menu.
 If white balance 
has been fine-tuned, an asterisk (“ U”) 
will be displayed in the control panel.
J  button 

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❚❚The  U  Button
At settings other than  K (Choose color temp. ) and L (Preset 
manual ), the U button can be used to fine-tune white balance 
on the amber (A)–blue (B) axis ( 0151; to fine-tune white 
balance when  L is selected, use the shooting menu as 
described on page 151).
 Press the  U button and rotate the 
sub-command dial to fine-tune white balance in steps of 0.5 
(with each full increment equivale nt to about 5 mired), stopping 
when the desired value is displayed in the control panel....

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AWhite Balance Fine-Tuning
The colors on the fine-tuning axes are relative, not absolute. For 
example, moving the cursor to  B (blue) when a “warm” setting such as 
J  (Incandescent ) is selected for white balance will make 
photographs slightly “colder” but will not actually make them blue.
A“Mired”
Any given change in color temperature produces a greater difference 
in color at low color temperatures than it would at higher color 
temperatures.
 For example, a change of 1000 K produces a much...

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Follow the steps below to choose a color temperature when K 
( Choose color temp. ) is selected for white balance.
❚❚The White Balance Menu
Color temperature can be selected using the  White balance 
options in the shooting menu.
 Enter values for the amber–blue 
and green–magenta axes ( 0151) as described below.
1Select  Choose color temp.
Select  White balance  in the shooting 
menu, then highlight  Choose color 
temp.  and press  2.
2Select a value for amber-blue.
Press  4 or  2 to highlight...

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3Select a value for green-magenta.
Press 4 or  2 to highlight the G 
(green) or M (magenta) axis and press 
1  or  3 to select a value.
4Press  J.
Press  J to save changes and return 
to the shooting menu.
 If a value 
other than 0 is selected for the green 
(G)–magenta (M) axis, an asterisk 
(“ U”) will be displayed in the control 
panel.
Value for green (G)-
magenta (M) axis