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teerex · 5th July 2006

Setting CWB on the D200 for IR Photography.

Special thanks to jc1 for posting his experiences with IR on the D200.

ORIGINAL THREAD HERE

Extracted the Setting CWB portion to post here for easy reference.

Thanks jc1.

D200 WB for IR

Determine the WB preset
1) Attach IR filter to lens, Select RAW format, Auto WB, Manual exposure. AE will not work.
You may like to start with ISO400, f/5.6, 10 sec, and determine the correct exposure by observing the highlight on the LCD screen.
2) Transfer the raw file to the computer. Open the file with NC version 4.4 or higher version.
3) In NC4.4, under tool palette 2, there are 2 parameters under White Balance, namely, set color temperature and set gray point
..a) Under set color temperature select “set gray point”
..b) Under “set gray point”, choose “use a single point”, click “start” and drag the cursor to the picture area, point appropriately (can use leaf as reference point) and click.
.. c) Click on the D-lighting in tool palette 1 to enhance the brightness and contrast, if necessary.

WB of the the following pic was determined using "set to gray point"

4) Save the edited raw file. Do not quit NC4.

Transfer WB preset to D200
1) Refer to D200 manual page 107. USB has 2 options, Mass Storage and PTP.
On D200, select PTP for USB option.
2) Connect USB cable from computer to D200 USB port.
3) Refer to D200 manual page 39-41.
On NC4.4, under the pull down menu, Settings/white Balance/Writing to camera…
follows accordingly the assisted instruction to transfer the WB preset to D200.

Your D200 is now IR ready.

5th July 2006	#11
teerex Moderator Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 4,672	Re: Revised Thread: Methods of Custom White Balance for different brand of digicam. Setting CWB on the D200 for IR Photography. Special thanks to jc1 for posting his experiences with IR on the D200. ORIGINAL THREAD HERE Extracted the Setting CWB portion to post here for easy reference. Thanks jc1. D200 WB for IR Determine the WB preset 1) Attach IR filter to lens, Select RAW format, Auto WB, Manual exposure. AE will not work. You may like to start with ISO400, f/5.6, 10 sec, and determine the correct exposure by observing the highlight on the LCD screen. 2) Transfer the raw file to the computer. Open the file with NC version 4.4 or higher version. 3) In NC4.4, under tool palette 2, there are 2 parameters under White Balance, namely, set color temperature and set gray point ..a) Under set color temperature select “set gray point” ..b) Under “set gray point”, choose “use a single point”, click “start” and drag the cursor to the picture area, point appropriately (can use leaf as reference point) and click. .. c) Click on the D-lighting in tool palette 1 to enhance the brightness and contrast, if necessary. WB of the the following pic was determined using "set to gray point" 4) Save the edited raw file. Do not quit NC4. Transfer WB preset to D200 1) Refer to D200 manual page 107. USB has 2 options, Mass Storage and PTP. On D200, select PTP for USB option. 2) Connect USB cable from computer to D200 USB port. 3) Refer to D200 manual page 39-41. On NC4.4, under the pull down menu, Settings/white Balance/Writing to camera… follows accordingly the assisted instruction to transfer the WB preset to D200. Your D200 is now IR ready.