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 
however controlled by Custom Setting c3 ( Self-timer)> Interval 
between shots .
 In other modes, one shot wi ll be taken each time the 
shutter-release button is pressed.
If the memory card fills before all shots in the sequence have been 
taken, shooting can be resumed from  the next shot in the sequence 
after the memory card has been replaced or shots have been deleted 
to make room on the memory card.
 If the camera is turned off before 
a ll  sho ts in the sequ ence have been ta ken, brack eti ng wil l resu me from 
the next shot in the sequence when the camera is turned on. 
						

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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
Day white fluorescent 5000 K
Daylight fluorescent 6500 K
High temp. mercury-vapor 7200 K
HDirect sunlight5200 K
NFlash5400 K
GCloudy6000 K
MShade8000 K
KChoose color temp. (0155) 2500–10,000 K
LPreset manual (0158) —
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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  Normal  and Keep warm lighting colors , which preserves the warm 
colors produced by incandescent lighting, while the  IFluorescent  
option can be used to select the light source from the bulb types.
AStudio Flash Lighting
Auto white balance may not produce the desired results with large 
studio flash units.
 Use preset manual white balance or set white 
balance to  Flash and use fine-tuning to adjust white balance.
ASee Also
When  WB bracketing  is selected for Custom Setting e6 ( Auto 
bracketing set , 0 338), the camera will create several images each 
time the shutter is released.
 White balance will be varied with each 
image, “bracketing” the value currently selected for white balance. See 
page 139 for more information. 
						

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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 
yellow or red.
 Light sources with a higher color temperature appear 
tinged with blue.
“Warmer” (redder) colors “Cooler” (bluer) colors
qI  (sodium-vapor lamps): 2700 K
wJ  (incandescent)/ I (warm-white fluorescent.): 3000 K
eI (white fluorescent): 3700 K
rI (cool-white fluorescent): 4200 K
tI (day white fluorescent): 5000 K
yH  (direct sunlight): 5200 K
uN (flash): 5400 K
iG  (cloudy): 6000 K
oI (daylight fluorescent): 6500 K
! 0I (high temp. mercury-vapor): 7200 K
! 1M  (shade): 8000 K
Note : All figures are approximate. 
						

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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 options; 
for information on fine-tuning preset 
manual white balance, see page 169).
2Fine-tune white balance.
Use the multi selector to fine-tune 
white balance.
 White balance can be 
fine-tuned on the amber (A)–blue (B) 
axis in steps of 0.5 and the green (G)–
magenta (M) axis in steps of 0.25.
 The 
horizontal (amber-blue) axis 
corresponds to color temperature, 
while the vertical (green-magenta) 
axis has the similar effects to the corresponding  color 
c ompensation (CC) filters.
 The horizontal axis is ruled in 
increments equivalent to about 5 mired, the vertical axis in 
increments of about 0.05 diffuse density units.
Fine-Tuning White Balance
Coordinates
Adjustment 
						

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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.
 Rotate 
the dial left to increase the amount of amber (A), right to 
increase the amount of blue (B).
 At settings other than 0, an 
asterisk (“ U”) appears in the control panel.
U  button Sub-command
dialControl 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 
greater change in color at 3000 K than at 6000 K. Mired, calculated by 
multiplying the inverse of the color temperature by 106, is a measure of 
color temperature that takes such variation into account, and as such is 
the unit used in color-temperature compensation filters.
 E.g.:
• 4000 K–3000 K (a difference of 1000 K)=83 mired
• 7000 K–6000 K (a difference of 1000 K)=24 mired 
						

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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 digits and 
press  1 or  3 to change.
Choosing a Color Temperature
DChoose Color Temperature
Note that the desired results will  not be obtained with flash or 
fluorescent lighting.
 Choose  N (Flash ) or I (Fluorescent ) for these 
sources. With other light sources, take a test shot to determine if the 
selected value is appropriate.
Value for amber (A)-
blue (B) axis 
						

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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