Canon Vixia HF21, Instruction Manual

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To set the custom white balance
1 Point the camcorder at a white object, zoom in until it fills the whole
screen and press .
When the adjustment is completed, stops flashing and stays on.
The camcorder retains the custom setting even if you turn off the
camcorder.
2 Press to save the setting and close the menu.
NOTES
• When you select the custom white balance:
- Set the custom white balance in a sufficiently illuminated place.
- Set
[Digital Zoom] to [ Off].
- Reset the white balance when the lighting conditions change.
- Depending on the light source,
may keep flashing. The result will
still be better than with [ Automatic].
• 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 and certain types of fluorescent lights
• Depending on the type of fluorescent light, optimal color balance may
not be obtained with [ Fluorescent] or [ Fluorescent H]. If the color
looks unnatural, select [ Automatic] or [ Custom WB].
Image Effects
You can use the image effects to change the color saturation and con-
trast to record movies and photos with special color effects.
POINTS TO CHECK
• Select a recording program other than the Special Scene recording pro-
grams.
FUNC.
Operating modes:
CO
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