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Adjusting the color tone
You can adjust and fix the white balance
according to the lighting conditions of
recording environment.
You can store white balance values in
memory A (
A) and memory B (
B),
respectively. Unless a white balance is
readjusted, values will remain even after the
power has been turned off.
When you select PRESET, [OUTDOOR],
[INDOOR] or [MANU WB TEMP] is
selected, according to which one you
previously set with [WB PRESET] in the
(CAMERA SET) menu.
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Tips
• You can assign [WB PRESET] to an ASSIGN
button (p. 64).
1
Set the AUTO/MANUAL switch
B
to MANUAL.
2
Press the WHT BAL button
A
.
The white balance value is highlighted.
3
Turn the MANUAL dial to select
PRESET, A, or B.
x
Setting the A/B value
Select A or B for recording with the
white balance setting stored in memory
A or B.
See page 43 on how to store the
adjusted value.
x
To use the PRESET value of
white balance
Select
(CAMERA SET)
t
[WB
PRESET]
t
a desired setting.
Adjusting the white balance
Setting value
Example of recording
conditions
(outdoor)
([OUTDOOR])
• When recording a night
scene, neon lighting,
fireworks, etc.
• When recording a
sunrise, sunset, etc.
• Under daylight
fluorescent lamp
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(indoor)
([INDOOR])
• Where lighting
conditions change, such
as at a party place, etc.
• Under video light, such
as in a studio, etc.
• Under a sodium or
mercury lamp
Color
temperature
setting ([MANU
WB TEMP])
• You can set a desired
color temperature
between 2300K and
15000K with
(CAMERA SET)
t
[WB TEMP SET]. (The
default setting is 6500K.)
