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M.W.B.
MWB
No indication
(Auto)
MWB
Manual White Balance Adjustment (M.W.B.)
This camcorder’s Automatic Color Temperature system
senses the color temperature of the ambient lighting for
automatic white balance adjustment. However, precise color
adjustment is not possible under the following conditions:
• When an object is in various shades of the same color.
• When a predominantly red or brown object is being shot
outdoors.
In these cases, use the camcorder’s built-in preset filters for
white balance adjustment.
SELECT MODE
1
Turn the PROGRAM AE select dial to any position
except AUTO LOCK.
SELECT FUNCTION
2
Press
SELECT
reapeatedly until “
M.W.B.
” appears.
SELECT WHITE BALANCE
3
Press
SET
(Manual White Balance) until the
required indication appears in the viewfinder.
“MWB” ..... With a memorized personal White Balance
setting (see below)
“
” ......... Outdoors on sunny day
“
”......... Outdoors on cloudy day
“
” .......... Light source is halogen or tungsten lamp
MWB
MWB sets the color temperature for the subject’s light source
so you can shoot with natural colors that are unaffected by
surroundings, even when there are multiple subjects with
different color temperatures.
SELECT MODE
1
Turn the PROGRAM AE select dial to any position
except AUTO LOCK.
ADJUST FOCUS
2
Point the camcorder at a white, flat object such as a
sheet of white paper, and adjust focus manually
(
Z
pg. 21).
ADJUST WHITE BALANCE
3
Press
SET
until “MWB” appears, then press and hold
SET
for more than 3 seconds.
• “MWB” blinks in the viewfinder during adjustment, then
stops blinking but stays lit when adjustment is complete.
White balance mode indicator
SELECT
SET
PROGRAM AE select dial
NOTES:
●
To switch to automatic white balance adjustment, press
SET
until the indication disappears, or turn the PROGRAM AE
select dial to “AUTO LOCK”.
●
Re-adjust the White Balance when the lighting has changed, when the camcorder has been turned on and off again, or
when the PROGRAM AE select dial’s position has been changed.
●
It is helpful to connect your camcorder to a color monitor when adjusting the white balance (“Basic Connections”
Z
pg. 31).
●
When adjusted by putting colored paper in front of the subject in step
2
(“ADJUST FOCUS”), this unit makes its color
temperature standard for automatic white balance. So you can enjoy shooting with different colors. For example, when
adjusting with red, blue or yellow colors, the image becomes the color which aproximates to green, orange or purple
respectively.
