Adjusting the White Balance
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Record
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The white balance must be adjusted to suit to the
color temperature of the light source.
You can select the adjustment mode according to
the shooting conditions.
Preset mode
The color temperature is adjusted to the preset
value (factory setting: 3200K) in this mode.
Select this mode when there is no time to adjust
the white balance or when you wish to fix the
white balance to the condition of you set for a
Picture Profile.
Memory A mode, Memory B mode
• The white balance is adjusted to the value stored
in memory A or memory B.
• Pressing the WHT BAL button executes auto
white balance and stores the adjusted value in
memory A or memory B.
ATW (Auto-Tracing White balance) mode
In this mode, the camcorder automatically adjusts
the white balance to the appropriate condition.
When the color temperature of the light source
changes, the white balance adjustment is
automatically executed.
Five steps of adjustment speed can be selected
with “ATW Speed”
of the CAMERA
SET menu.
Holding the ATW value
When the ATW Hold function is assigned to an
assignable button, you can momentarily hold the
ATW value to fix the white balance, even in
ATW mode, by pressing the button.
For details on the assignable buttons, see “Changing
Functions of the Assignable Buttons” on page 69.
Using the switch
You can select Preset mode, Memory A mode, or
ATW (Memory B) mode with the WHITE BAL
switch.
To the B position of the WHITE BAL switch,
ATW mode is assigned at the factory. The setting
can be changed with “White Switch <B>”
of the CAMERA SET menu to select
Memory B mode.
B:
ATW or Memory B mode
A:
Memory A mode
PRST:
Preset mode
• Setting the camcorder to Full Auto mode
forcibly activates ATW mode.
• Assigning the ATW on/off function to an
assignable button permits you to independently
activate/deactivate ATW when Full Auto mode
is off.
For details on the assignable buttons, see “Changing
Functions of the Assignable Buttons” on page 69.
Using the Direct menu
When you press the DISPLAY/BATT INFO
button, the current adjustment mode and color
temperature are displayed on the screen.
ATW:
ATW mode
W:A:
Memory A mode
W:B:
Memory B mode
W:P:
Preset mode
When the Direct menu is in All mode, you can
select from among ATW, W:A, W:B, and W:P.
Adjusting the White
Balance
Selecting the Adjustment Mode
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