D600 takes yellow/too warm photos

editorial_use_only

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Hello.

I don't have the D600 anymore, but in the D610 instruction manual, the section on "White Balance" starts on page 115. Page 117 has instructions for fine-tuning white balance, which appears to be your issue. If you don't have an instruction manual, you should be able to download an electronic version from Nikon for free.
 

Horoscope Fish

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How do I just my camera, som that I don't have to change the white balance afterwards?
By pressing the WB button on the back of the camera body while turning the Command-Wheel.

Or you can learn to set an in-camera custom White Balance. This is my preferred method even though it requires planning and a few additional steps.
 
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BackdoorArts

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Definitely a WB adjustment as described. Could also be a camera profile adjustment. Given how long the D600 has been out of production I'm assuming you're a new owner of a used camera so it's possible that the profile may be set to something custom so you should look at that.

In the Shooting Menu set White Balance to Auto1 if it's not, and if you're not comfortable setting a custom WB as Paul mentioned. There's an Auto2 that's warmer (more yellow) so seeing an 'A' isn't enough.

Immediately under that you'll see Set Picture Control which is your camera profile. If you're shooting RAW this won't matter but it will in JPEG. If the 2 letter code in that option has an asterisk next to it then the profile has been customized. If it is I would go into the profile and reset it using the delete button just to make sure that it's not impacting the shot.
 

hark

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Definitely a WB adjustment as described. Could also be a camera profile adjustment. Given how long the D600 has been out of production I'm assuming you're a new owner of a used camera so it's possible that the profile may be set to something custom so you should look at that.

I'm guessing it was changed, too. A lot of people swear they prefer Canon images because their WB is warmer than Nikon's straight out of camera. It may have been changed along the way to replicate Canon images.
 

Bikerbrent

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Welcome aboard. Enjoy the ride.
We look forward to seeing more posts and samples of your work.

Hopefully the above replies solved your issue.
 

Nocom

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Thanks for the advices all. Actually I must admit that I had it from new, but haven't used all the opportunities yet. I have not adjusted it before. I cannot use the settings because I take my pictures in RAW always. I am just tired of always need to adjust the WB on the computer afterwards.
 

hark

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Thanks for the advices all. Actually I must admit that I had it from new, but haven't used all the opportunities yet. I have not adjusted it before. I cannot use the settings because I take my pictures in RAW always. I am just tired of always need to adjust the WB on the computer afterwards.
I almost always adjust my WB in ACR--which is part of Photoshop and Lightroom. Do you use either one of those? I don't think any of mine have come out too warm though. If anything, most need to be warmed up slightly.
 

Horoscope Fish

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Thanks for the advices all. Actually I must admit that I had it from new, but haven't used all the opportunities yet. I have not adjusted it before. I cannot use the settings because I take my pictures in RAW always. I am just tired of always need to adjust the WB on the computer afterwards.
Your options, as I see it, are...

1) Setting a custom WB (using a White Balance Card, Color Checker or ExpoDisk (I actually use this much cheaper "knock off")).

2) Adjusting the default color balance for the Auto White Balance setting on your camera (I've added a touch of Amber and/or Magenta to mine (I forget which) because I think Nikon's Auto-White Balance shoots a little on the cool side), or...

3) Correct the WB as part of your post-processing workflow. You're shooting raw so you must be processing your shots anyway...
 

Blade Canyon

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I loved my D600s and never had this problem. Maybe you accidentally adjusted something along the way and forgot?

If you don't have any other custom settings you want to keep, you could try a Factory Reset which puts all settings back to default. Turn on the camera, then hold down the top right +/- key (exposure comp) and the bottom left zoom out/thumbnail button at the same time until the screen flickers. The camera should reset to default.
 

BackdoorArts

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If you're shooting RAW and you're consistently warm then I'm guessing, dollars to donuts, you're on Auto2.

What software are you using? If you're using Lightroom or Camera Raw/Ps then you may also want to set the default Camera Profile to Nikon Standard instead of Adobe Standard.
 
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