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Setting the White Balance
You can use the preset modes to reproduce colors more accurately, or set a custom white
balance to obtain the optimal setting.
Available only in the
and
modes.
1. Set the mode dial to .
2. Press the FUNC. button and after selecting the White Balance symbol
press the SET dial.
3. Turn the SET dial to choose the desired setting and press the SET dial.
The symbol of the current setting is displayed.
4. When you have selected [
SET]: Point the camcorder at a white
object, zoom in until it fills the whole screen and press the SET dial.
• Keep the camcorder zoomed at the white object until step 5 is completed.
•
flashes and stops flashing when adjustment is complete.
AUTO
Settings are automatically set by the camcorder.
DAYLIGHT
For recording outdoors on a bright day.
SHADE
For recording in shaded places.
CLOUDY
For recording on a cloudy day.
TUNGSTEN
For recording under tungsten and tungsten type (3-wavelength)
fluorescent lighting.
FLUORESECENT
For recording under warm white, cool white or warm white type
(3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
FLUORESCENT H
For recording under daylight or daylight type (3-wavelength)
fluorescent lighting.
SET
Use the custom white balance setting to make white subjects
appear white under colored lighting.
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AUTO
Mode dial
Zoom lever
White sheet or paper
FUNC. button
SET dial
