Nikon D70S Manuel D’Utilisation

Preset white balance is used to record and recall 
custom white balance settings for shooting under 
mixed lighting, to compensate for light sources 
with a strong color cast, or to replicate the white 
balance used in an existing photo.  Two methods 
are available for setting preset white balance:

Neutral gray or white object is placed under lighting that will be used 
in fi nal photograph and white balance is measured by camera.

Measure 

white balance

White balance value is copied from photo taken with D70S (if de-
sired, source picture can be RAW image modifi ed using white bal-
ance adjustment option in Nikon Capture 4 version 4.2 or later).

Copy from 

existing

photograph

The camera can store only one value for preset white balance at a time; the 
existing  value is overwritten when a new value is measured or copied.  Mea-
suring a new value for white balance automatically sets Preset to Measure.

1

 Place a neutral gray or white object under the lighting that will be used in 

the fi nal photograph.  In studio settings, an 18% diffusion panel can be 
used to make the reference object appear gray.

2

 Select Measure in the Preset menu (

 55) or 

press the WB button and rotate the main com-
mand dial until 

 is displayed in the control 

panel.  White balance will be set to the last 
value selected for preset white balance; if no 
previous value exists, white balance will be set 
to 5,200 K, equivalent to Dir. sunlight.

Preset white balance can be measured in P,  S,  A, and M  modes.  In these modes, 
exposure is automatically increased by one EV to ensure accurate results.  In mode 
M, optimal results can be obtained by setting exposure to ±0 EV as indicated by the 
electronic analog exposure display.