Need help on "white balance" camera setting...

I'm using a Nikon D-70 and a 27 watt/6500K flourescent bulb and a background incandescent bulb. My images are coming out very clear but they are also very "blueish". Any suggestions? and where is the white balance setting on the D-70... I can't find my instruction manual.



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I use a device called an Expo disc to set custom white balances but they are pricey. Pricey. A white or gray card will work as well.
John
Link to D70 Manual
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I actually prefer the look of my photos when using two 40 Watt clear bulbs. The WB setting is obviously all together different from one
extreme to the other.
EV set on Zero WB set on bright for the clear bulbs works fine but with the OTT everything is Bluish.
EV set on Zero WB on the opposite end works best but still not quite right.
Played with different EV and WB settings, even AUTO and just can't seem to quite dial it in for the OTT.
John
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<< <i>Just to make sure of what the problem may or may not be, try taking a few shots like that of a coin outdoors. Put the coin on a black surface such as a bar-b-que grill (not lite), not in direct sunlight, take a few pictures with different coins, different distances, different angles. If the white balance problem is still there with daylight, you'ld better find the instructions. >>
It's awsome how this forum helps each other out.
You can download the manual from the Nikon website (www.Nikon.com). The manual is there along with firmware updates.
Thanx for the help Mark.
always tricky, since in general you don't want this situation. That's why the movies have eyeglasses and
windows with no glass, and de-shiny spray for bald heads and automobile bumpers.
The best calculated plans for white balance can still give unexpected results.
You'll almost always need to resize and merge the obverse and reverse images with a good
program like Paint Shop Pro anyway, and it's quite easy to correct any white balance errors
at the same time.
by Jeff Keller, DCRP Founder/Editor
Originally posted: April 21, 2004
Last Updated: April 28, 2004
Nikon D70 Review
"To the left of the LCD are five buttons:
* Playback mode
* Menu
* ISO (200, 250, 320, 400, 500, 640, 800, 1000, 1250, 1600) {record mode} / Thumbnail mode {playback mode}
* White balance (Auto, incandescent, fluorescent, direct sunlight, flash, cloudy, shade, preset) {record} / Image info + protection {playback}
* Image quality (see chart later in review) {record} / Enter {menus} / Zoom and scroll {playback}
First, the D70 has a "preset" WB mode, which lets you shoot a white or gray card to get perfect color in any lighting. If that's not good enough, you can fine tune the WB. The range is ±3, with each increment being equivalent to 10 mired (a measure of color temperature). By doing this fine tuning, you can practically select the exact color temperature you want. If this sounds confusing, don't worry too much -- there's a handy chart in the manual that explains what this all means."
Set the white balance to the light you are using. Do not use two different light sources. Either use 2 flourescent or 2 incandescent.
You can also change the white balance in your graphics program, but I prefer to get it right from the camera.
Jonathan
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