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White Balance

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White Balance White Balance The white balance function helps you to accurately reproduce colors under different lighting conditions. Operating modes: POINTS TO CHECK 67 • Select a recording program other than the Special Scene recording programs. 1 Open the white balance screen. [FUNC.] [m White Balance] 2 Touch the desired option and then touch [a]. • When you select [ Color Temperature], [ Set 1] or [ Set 2], set the color temperature or a custom white balance with the appropriate procedure below before touching [a]. • The icon of the selected option will appear on the screen. To set the color temperature ([ Color Temperature]) Touch [y] or [A] to set the desired value. • You can also drag your finger along the dial. To set a custom white balance ([ Set 1] or [ Set 2]) Point the camcorder at a white object, so it fills the whole screen, and touch [Set WB]. When the adjustment is completed, g stops flashing and disappears. The camcorder will retain the custom white balance even if you turn it off. Options ( Default value) [Y Automatic] The camcorder automatically sets the white balance for natural looking colors. [a Daylight] To record outdoors on a bright day. [b Shade] To record in shaded places. [c Cloudy] To record on a cloudy day. [e Fluorescent] To record under warm white, cool white or warm-white-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting. [f Fluorescent H] To record under daylight or daylight-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting. [d Tungsten] To record under tungsten and tungsten-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting. [ Color Temperature] Allows you to set the color temperature between 2,000 K and 15,000 K. [ Set 1], [ Set 2] Use the custom white balance settings to make white subjects appear white under colored lighting.

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White Balance
67
White Balance
The white balance function helps you to accurately reproduce colors under different lighting
conditions.
POINTS TO CHECK
•
Select a recording program other than the Special Scene recording programs.
1
Open the white balance screen.
[FUNC.]
[
m
White Balance]
2
Touch the desired option and then touch [
a
].
•
When you select [
Color Temperature], [
Set 1] or [
Set 2], set the color temperature or a
custom white balance with the appropriate procedure below before touching [
a
].
•
The icon of the selected option will appear on the screen.
To set the color temperature ([
Color Temperature])
Touch [
y
] or [
A
] to set the desired value.
•
You can also drag your finger along the dial.
To set a custom white balance ([
Set 1] or [
Set 2])
Point the camcorder at a white object, so it fills the whole screen, and touch [Set WB].
When the adjustment is completed,
g
stops flashing and disappears. The camcorder will retain the
custom white balance even if you turn it off.
Options
Default value)
Operating modes:
[
Y
Automatic]
The camcorder automatically sets the white balance for natural looking colors.
[
a
Daylight]
To record outdoors on a bright day.
[
b
Shade]
To record in shaded places.
[
c
Cloudy]
To record on a cloudy day.
[
e
Fluorescent]
To record under warm white, cool white or warm-white-type (3-wavelength)
fluorescent lighting.
[
f
Fluorescent H]
To record under daylight or daylight-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
[
d
Tungsten]
To record under tungsten and tungsten-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
[
Color Temperature]
Allows you to set the color temperature between 2,000 K and 15,000 K.
[
Set 1], [
Set 2]
Use the custom white balance settings to make white subjects appear white
under colored lighting.