Nikon D5000 custom white balance for flash?

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 12:32 pm

While testing flashes recently, I ran into a snag with my Nikon D5000.

I figure I must be missing something, but I can't figure out how to do a custom white balance for a flash exposure.

With my Canons, the procedure is straightforward: shoot a gray card using the desired flash, then set white balance from the captured image.

I was expecting to find a similar procedure for the Nikon, but instead what I find is a Measure mode that doesn't seem to work with flash, and a Use Photo mode that copies the color balance from an existing image, regardless of what that balance was.

I suppose I could iteratively tweak the balance to be neutral by using the relative adjustments, but what I really want is some way to set it directly using a gray card and the flash I'll be shooting with.

Is there a way to do that?

--Rik

ChrisLilley · Post by **ChrisLilley** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 3:51 pm

Menu > White Balance > Preset manual > Measure. Point at white or grey card.

See pp. 99-100 in the manual.

rjlittlefield · Post by **rjlittlefield** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 5:33 pm

Thanks. I read that section, but obviously mis-read it and got screwy results. Now that I know it's supposed to work, of course it does!

--Rik