Canon XF705, Instruction Manual

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White Balance
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A uto White Balance ( A WB)
The camcorder constantly adjusts the white balance automatically to achieve an appropriate level. The
camcorder will adjust the white balance if the light source changes.
S et the AWB s witch to ON.
• The camcorder will adjust the white balance automatically.
• The color temperature and CC value set automatically by the
camcorder will appear at the bottom of the screen with an
icon next to it.
NOTES NOTES
• 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 and LED lights
• You can use the
>
[
v "
Camera Setup]
>
[AWB Response] setting to change how quickly the
white balance changes in auto white balance (AWB) mode.
• If you set an assignable button to [AWB Lock] (
A
117), you can press the button to lock the current white
balance settings set automatically by the camcorder. To cancel the lock, press the button again (resume auto
white balance mode) or select a different white balance setting.
Color Temperature/Pre s et White Balance
1 S et the AWB s witch to OFF and the WHITE BAL. s witch
to PRE S ET.
2 Pre ss the FUNC button to enter the direct s etting mode
and pre ss again a s nece ss ary to highlight the white
balance mode.
3 Pu s h the joy s tic k up/down to s elect the ¼ or É icon
(pre s et white balance), or the È icon (color
temperature s etting).
• Alternatively, you can also use the
>
[
v "
Camera Setup]
>
[White Balance: PRESET]
setting to select in advance the white balance mode
assigned to the WHITE BAL. switch's PRESET position.
4 Pre ss S ET to apply the s tored pre s et white balance/
color temperature s etting s .
• The selected color temperature and CC value will appear at the bottom of the screen next to the white
balance mode icon.
• If necessary, you can adjust the color temperature and CC value with the following procedure.