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Setting a Custom White Balance
1. Set the POWER dial to a recording program other than
.
2. Press the WHITE BALANCE dial so that it pops out.
3. Set the WHITE BALANCE dial to one of the custom preset positions, A or B.
4. Point the camcorder at a white object and zoom in until it fills the whole screen.
Keep the camcorder zoomed at the white object until step 5 is completed.
5. Press the WHITE BALANCE
button.
and the corresponding letter will stop flashing and stay on when the setting is completed.
When you set the custom white balance: Very rarely and depending on the light source,
may
keep flashing. The result will still be better than with the AWB setting.
As long as the built-in rechargeable lithium battery is charged, the camcorder retains the custom
white balance setting even if you turn it off.
The following custom preset settings take precedence, and will override the white balance set
with the procedure above: The color matrix [CMX] setting, the 3 R/G/B gain settings, and the 6 R/
G/B matrix settings (
102).
The custom white balance may provide better results in the following cases:
-Changing lighting conditions
-Close-ups
-Subjects in a single color (sky, sea or forest)
-Under mercury lamps or certain types of fluorescent lights
Perform the custom white balance setting procedure in a sufficiently well lit place.
Readjust the custom white balance if you turn the ND filter on/off (lenses with a built-in ND filter) or
when the light source has changed.
Recording with a Custom White Balance Previously Set
1. Set the
dial to a recording program other than
.
2. Turn the WHITE BALANCE dial to the desired custom preset, A or B.
The custom white balance set in advance is activated.
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