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Setting a Custom White Balance, Recording with Preset Custom White Balance

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Setting a Custom White Balance E 1. Press the WHITE BALANCE dial so that it pops out. 2. Set the WHITE BALANCE dial to 1, 2 or 3. 3. Point the camcorder at a white object and zoom in until it fills the whole screen. Keep the camcorder zoomed at the white object until step 4 is completed. 4. Press the WHITE BALANCE W button. "W" flashes and stops flashing when setting is complete. ❍ The camcorder retains the custom white balance setting even if you turn it off. ❍ When you have set the custom white balance: - Depending on the light source, "W" may keep flashing. The result will still be better than with the auto setting. - When you have turned on/off the built-in ND-filter of the lens, reset the custom white balance. ❍ 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 or certain types of fluorescent lights Recording with Preset Custom White Balance 1. Set the POWER dial to a recording program other than [. 2. Turn the WHITE BALANCE dial to select a preset number. The preset custom white balance is activated. The custom preset settings [R GAIN], [G GAIN] and [B GAIN] ( 69) will override the white balance setting set with above procedure. 65 Recording

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65
E
Recording
Setting a Custom White Balance
1. Press the WHITE BALANCE dial so that it pops out.
2. Set the WHITE BALANCE dial to 1, 2 or 3.
3. Point the camcorder at a white object and zoom in until it fills the whole screen.
Keep the camcorder zoomed at the white object until step 4 is completed.
4. Press the WHITE BALANCE
W
button.
”
W
“ flashes and stops flashing when setting is complete.
❍
The camcorder retains the custom white balance setting even if you turn it off.
❍
When you have set the custom white balance:
-
Depending on the light source, “
W
” may keep flashing. The result will still be better than with
the auto setting.
-
When you have turned on/off the built-in ND-filter of the lens, reset the custom white balance.
❍
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 or certain types of fluorescent lights
Recording with Preset Custom White Balance
1. Set the POWER dial to a recording program other than
[
.
2. Turn the WHITE BALANCE dial to select a preset number.
The preset custom white balance is activated.
The custom preset settings [R GAIN], [G GAIN] and [B GAIN] (
69) will override the white balance
setting set with above procedure.