Sony DCR-DVD650 Operating Guide - Page 93

WHITE BAL. White, balance, FADER, Customizing Your Camcorder, OUTDOOR, INDOOR, ONE PUSH, WHITE FADER

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WHITE BAL. (White balance) You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment. B AUTO The white balance is adjusted automatically. OUTDOOR ( ) The white balance is adjusted to be appropriate for the following recording conditions: - Outdoors - Night views, neon signs and fireworks - Sunrise or sunset - Under daylight fluorescent lamps INDOOR (n) The white balance is adjusted to be appropriate for the following recording conditions: - Indoors - At party scenes or studios where the lighting conditions change quickly - Under video lamps in a studio, or under sodium lamps or incandescent-like color lamps ONE PUSH ( ) The white balance will be adjusted according to the ambient light. 1 Touch [ONE PUSH]. 2 Frame a white object such as a piece of paper, to fill the screen under the same lighting conditions as you will record the subject. 3 Touch [ ]. flashes quickly. When the white balance is adjusted and stored in the memory, the indicator stops flashing. b Notes • Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps. • When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing white object while is flashing quickly. • flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set. • When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps flashing after touching , set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO]. • If you set [WHITE BAL.], [SCENE SELECTION] is automatically set to [AUTO]. z Tips • If you changed the battery pack, or moved your camcorder to or from outdoors when [AUTO] was selected, aim your camcorder at a nearby white object with [AUTO] for about 10 seconds for better color balance adjustment. • If you changed the [SCENE SELECTION] setting or moved your camcorder to or from outdoors during white balance setting with [ONE PUSH], you need to repeat the [ONE PUSH] operation. FADER You can record a transition with the following effects adding to the interval between scenes. 1 Select the desired effect in [STBY] (during fading in) or [REC] (during fading out) mode, then touch . 2 Press START/STOP. The fader indicator stops flashing and disappears when the fade is complete. To cancel the fader before starting the operation, touch [OFF] in step 1. If you press START/STOP, the setting is cleared. STBY Fading out WHITE FADER REC Fading in BLACK FADER Continued , 93 Customizing Your Camcorder

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93
Customizing Your Camcorder
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment.
B
AUTO
The white balance is adjusted
automatically.
OUTDOOR (
)
The white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate for the following recording
conditions:
– Outdoors
– Night views, neon signs and fireworks
– Sunrise or sunset
– Under daylight fluorescent lamps
INDOOR (
n
)
The white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate for the following recording
conditions:
– Indoors
– At party scenes or studios where the lighting
conditions change quickly
– Under video lamps in a studio, or under
sodium lamps or incandescent-like color
lamps
ONE PUSH (
)
The white balance will be adjusted
according to the ambient light.
1
Touch [ONE PUSH].
2
Frame a white object such as a piece of
paper, to fill the screen under the same
lighting conditions as you will record
the subject.
3
Touch [
].
flashes quickly. When the white
balance is adjusted and stored in the
memory, the indicator stops flashing.
b
Notes
Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the
color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white
fluorescent lamps.
When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing
white object while
is flashing quickly.
flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not
be set.
When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if
keeps
flashing after touching
, set [WHITE
BAL.] to [AUTO].
If you set [WHITE BAL.], [SCENE
SELECTION] is automatically set to [AUTO].
z
Tips
If you changed the battery pack, or moved your
camcorder to or from outdoors when [AUTO]
was selected, aim your camcorder at a nearby
white object with [AUTO] for about 10 seconds
for better color balance adjustment.
If you changed the [SCENE SELECTION]
setting or moved your camcorder to or from
outdoors during white balance setting with
[ONE PUSH], you need to repeat the [ONE
PUSH] operation.
You can record a transition with the
following effects adding to the interval
between scenes.
1
Select the desired effect in [STBY] (during
fading in) or [REC] (during fading out)
mode, then touch
.
2
Press START/STOP.
The fader indicator stops flashing and
disappears when the fade is complete.
To cancel the fader before starting the
operation, touch [OFF] in step
1
.
If you press START/STOP, the setting is
cleared.
WHITE FADER
BLACK FADER
WHITE BAL. (White
balance)
FADER
STBY
REC
Fading out
Fading in
Continued
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