Nikon D3000 Reference Manual

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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.
1
Display white balance options.
To display the menus, press the 
G button. 
Highlight White balance in the shooting 
menu and press 
2 to display white balance 
options.
2
Select a white balance option.
Highlight an option other than Preset 
manual
 and press 
2 (if Fluorescent is 
selected, highlight a lighting type and press 
2). The fine-tuning options shown at right 
will be displayed. Fine-tuning is not 
available with Preset manual white balance.
3
Fine tune white balance.
Use the multi selector to fine-tune white 
balance.
4
Press 
J.
A
White 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 will 
make photographs slightly “colder” but will not actually make them blue.
G button
Coordinates
Adjustment
Increase green
Increase
blue
Increase 
amber
Increase magenta