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AExposure and Flash Bracketing
In continuous low speed and continuous high speed release modes ( 078), shooting will 
pause after the number of shots specified in  the bracketing 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 se lected in Step 2 on page 109 each time the 
shutter-release button is pressed, regardless of the option selected for Custom Setting c3 
( Self-timer ) > Number of shots  (0 214).
 In other release modes, one shot will 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 all shots in the sequence have been taken, bracketing will resume from the next shot 
in the sequence when the camera is turned on.
AExposure Bracketing
The camera modifies exposure by vary ing shutter speed and aperture (mode  P), aperture 
(mode  S), or shutter speed (modes  A and  M).
 If auto ISO sensitivity control is enabled in 
modes  P,  S, and  A, the camera will automatically vary ISO sensitivity for optimum exposure 
when the limits of the camera exposure system are exceeded; in mode  M, the camera will first 
use auto ISO sensitivity control to bring exposure as close as possible to the optimum and 
then bracket this exposure by varying shutter speed.  
						

							
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❚❚White Balance Bracketing
The camera creates multiple copies of each photograph, each with a different white 
balance.
 For more information on wh ite balance, see page 117.
1Select white balance bracketing.
Choose WB bracketing  for Custom Setting e5  Auto 
bracketing set .
2Choose the number of shots.
Pressing the D button, rotate the main comm and dial to choose the number 
of shots in the bracketing sequence an d the order in which they will be taken.
D  will be displayed in the  viewfinder (see right); the 
control panel will show  W.
3Select a white balance increment.
Pressing the  D button, rotate the sub-command dial to choose from 
increments of 1 (5 mired;  0121), 2 (10 mired), or 3 (15 mired).
 The  B value 
indicates the amount of blue, the  A value the amount of amber ( 0119).
The bracketing programs with an increment of 1 are listed below.
Number of shots
Bracketing progress 
indicator
D  button Main command dial Control panel
White balance 
increment
D  button Sub-command dial Control panel
Control panelBracketing progress indicatorNo. of shotsIncrementBracketing order
21B0/1B
21A0/1A
3 1A, 1B 0 / 1 A / 1 B 
						

							
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4Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
Each shot will be processed to create the number of 
copies specified in the bracketing program, and 
each copy will have a different white balance.
 
Modifications to white balance are added to the 
white balance adjustment made with white balance 
fine-tuning.
If the number of shots in the bracketing program is 
greater than the number of exposures remaining, 
the exposure count displays in the control panel 
and viewfinder will flash and the shutter release will 
be disabled.
 Shooting can begin when a new 
memory card is inserted.
To cancel bracketing, press the  D button and rotate the  main command dial until 
the bracketing progress indicator and  W icon are no longer displayed.
AWhite Balance Bracketing
White balance bracketing is not available at an image quality of NEF (RAW ).
 Selecting  NEF 
(RAW) , NEF (RAW)+JPEG fine , NEF (RAW)+JPEG normal , or NEF (RAW)+JPEG basic  
cancels white balance bracketing.
White balance bracketing affects only color te mperature (the amber-blue axis in the white 
balance fine-tuning display,  0119).
 No adjustments are made on the green-magenta axis.
In self-timer mode ( 080), the number of copies specified  in the white-balance program will 
be created each time the shutter is released, regardless of the option selected for Custom 
Setting c3 ( Self-timer) > Number of shots  (0 214).
If the camera is turned off while the memory card  access lamp is lit, the camera will power off 
only after all photographs in the sequence have been recorded. 
						

							
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❚❚ADL Bracketing
The camera varies Active D-Lighting over a series of exposures. For more information 
on Active D-Lighting, see page 139.
1Select ADL bracketing.
Choose  ADL bracketing  for Custom Setting e5  Auto 
bracketing set .
2Choose the number of shots.
Pressing the D button, rotate the main comm and dial to choose the number 
of shots in the bracketing sequence.
 Choose two shots to take one photograph 
with Active D-Lighting off and another at the value currently selected for Active 
D-Lighting in the shooting menu (if Active D-Lighting is off, the second shot will 
be taken with Active D-Lighting set to  Auto).
 Choose three shots to take a 
series of photographs with Active D-Lighting set to  Off, Normal , and High.
D  will be displayed in the  viewfinder (see right); the 
control panel will show  d.
Number of shots
Bracketing progress 
indicator
D  button Main command dial Control panel 
						

							
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3Frame a photograph, focus, and shoot.
The camera will vary Active D-Lighting shot-by-shot 
according to the bracketing program selected.
 While 
bracketing is in effect, a bracketing progress indicator will 
be displayed in the control panel.
 A segment will 
disappear from the indicator after each shot: the  y 
segment when the first shot is taken, the  0 segment when 
the second shot is taken, and the  1 segment when the 
third shot (if applicable) is taken.
To cancel bracketing, press the  D button and rotate the  main command dial until 
the bracketing progress indicator and  d icon are no longer displayed.
AADL Bracketing
In continuous low speed and continuous high speed release modes ( 078), shooting will 
pause after the number of shots specified in  the bracketing 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 se lected in Step 2 on page 114 each time the 
shutter-release button is pressed, regardless of the option selected for Custom Setting c3 
( Self-timer ) > Number of shots  (0 214).
 In other release modes, one shot will 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 all shots in the sequence have been taken, bracketing will resume 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 for most light sources; in P,  S,  A , and  M modes, 
other values can be selected if necessa ry according to the type of source:
White balance is set by pressing the  WB button and 
rotating the main command dial until the desired 
setting is displayed in the control panel.
OptionColor temp.* Description
v Auto
3,500–
8,000 K White balance is adjusted automatically. For best 
results, use type G or D lens. If built-in or optional 
flash fires, results are adjusted for flash.
Normal
Keep warm lighting colors
J Incandescent 3,000 K Use under incandescent lighting.
I Fluorescent Use with:
Sodium-vapor lamps 2,700 K•Sodium-vapor lighting (found in sports venues).
Warm-white fluorescent 3,000 K•Warm-white fluorescent lights.
White fluorescent 3,700 K•White fluorescent lights.
Cool-white fluorescent 4,200 K•Cool-white fluorescent lights.
Day white fluorescent 5,000 K•Daylight white fluorescent lights.
Daylight fluorescent 6,500 K•Daylight fluorescent lights.
High temp. mercury-vapor 7,200 K•
High color temperature light sources (e.g. 
mercury-vapor lamps).
H Direct sunlight 5,200 K Use with subjects lit by direct sunlight.
N Flash 5,400 K Use with built-in or optional flash.
G Cloudy 6,000 K Use in daylight under overcast skies.
M Shade 8,000 K Use in daylight with subjects in the shade.
K Choose color temp. 2,500–
10,000 K Choose color temperature from list of values 
(
0 122).
L Preset manual —Use subject, light source, or existing photograph as 
reference for white balance (
0123).
* All values are approximate. Fine-tuning set to 0.
(P, S, A, and M Modes Only)
WB  button Main command dial
Control panel 
						

							
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AThe Shooting Menu
White balance can also be adjusted using the  White balance 
option in the shooting menu ( 0202), which also ca n be used to 
fine-tune white balance ( 0119) or measure a value for preset 
white balance ( 0123).
 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 white balance or set white balance to  Flash and use fine tuning to adjust white 
balance.
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 reference 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 temp erature in the neighborhood of 5,000–
5,500 K appear white, light sources with a lo wer color temperature, such as incandescent 
light bulbs, appear slightly yellow or red.
 Light sources with a higher color temperature 
appear tinged with blue.
 The camera white balance options are adapted to the following 
color temperatures:
• I (sodium-vapor lamps):  2,700 K
• J  (incandescent)/
I (warm-white fluorescent.):  3,000 K
• I (white fluorescent):  3,700 K
• I (cool-white fluorescent):  4,200 K
• I (day white fluorescent):  5,000 K•
H  (direct sunlight):  5,200 K
• N (flash):  5,400 K
• G  (cloudy):  6,000 K
• I (daylight fluorescent):  6,500 K
• I (high temp. mercury-vapor):  7,200 K
• M  (shade):  8,000 K
ASee Also
When  WB bracketing  is selected for Custom Setting e5 ( Auto bracketing set, 0 229), 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 ( 0112). 
						

							
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Fine-Tuning White Balance
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.
 White balance is 
fine tuned using the  White balance option in the shooting menu or by pressing the 
WB  button and rotating the sub-command dial.
❚❚The White Balance Menu
1Select a white balance option.
To display the menus, press the  G button. 
Select  White balance  in the shooting menu, 
then highlight a white balance option and 
press 2.
 If an option other than  Auto, 
Fluorescent , Choose color temp. , or Preset 
manual  is selected, proceed to Step 2.
 If 
Auto , Fluorescent , or Choose color temp.  is selected, highlight the desired 
setting and press  2.
 If Preset manual  is selected, choose a preset as described 
on page 128 before proceeding.
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 and the green 
(G)–magenta (M) axis.
 The horizontal 
(amber-blue) axis corresponds to color 
temperature, with each increment 
equivalent to about 5 mired.
 The vertical 
(green-magenta) axis has the similar effects 
to the corresponding  color  compensation 
(CC) filters.
G  button
Coordinates
Adjustmen
t
Increase green
Increase blue Increase 
amber
Increase magenta 
						

							
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3Press J.
Press  J to save settings and return to the 
shooting menu.
 An asterisk (“*”) is 
displayed in the control panel when fine-
tuning is in effect.
❚❚ The WB Button
At settings other than  K (Choose color temp. ) and 
L  (Preset manual ), the WB button can be used to 
fine-tune white balance on the amber (A)–blue (B) 
axis ( 0119; to fine-tune white balance when  K or 
L  is selected, use the shooting menu as described 
on page 119).
 Six settings in both directions are 
available; each increment  is equivalent to about 5 
mired ( 0121).
 Press the  WB button and rotate the 
sub-command dial until the desired value is displayed 
in the control panel.
 Rotating the sub-command dial 
to the left increases the amount of amber (A).
 
Rotating the sub-command dial to the right increases 
the amount of blue (B).
 An asterisk (“*”) appears in the 
control panel at settings other than 0.
WB  button Sub-command dial
Control panel