How to quickly change white balance on Nikon D5600 in aperture priority mode?

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On my old camera, Nikon D50, you would press WB and rotate the wheel. I now bought Nikon D5600 and am testing it out. I need to take picture of something where the auto WB does not cut it.
Is there an easy way to quickly toggle it between modes, like I could on D50?

Orbit · Accepted Answer

The fastest way to change the WB normally is using the i button on the back. Otherwise it needs to be changed in the menu.
More info can be found here:
https://imaging.nikon.com/support/digitutor/d5600/functions/whitebalance.html
Alternatively you could use the Fn button to change the WB. This can be set in setting F1 of the menu.

StephenG · Answer

Not precisely what you asked, but one of the main reasons to shoot RAW is that you can change white balance in post at will.  From RAW you can make any equivalent change that a preset used shooting JPEG would.
What this does mean is that you move the issue of selecting white balance to post processing.  At that point you have the widest possible latitude for WB choice.
This also frees you from worrying about white balance when shooting.  You can still use Auto WB to get a JPEG (RAW+JPEG) and use the RAW to work from when AutoWB lets you down.

How to quickly change white balance on Nikon D5600 in aperture priority mode?

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