Sony DCR-SX65 Handycam® Handbook - Page 63

White Bal. White Balance, Black Fader, Outdoor, Indoor, One Push - flash memory

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Table of contents Useful recording techniques BLACK FADER Fades in/out with the black effect. Out In To cancel the fader before starting the operation, touch [OFF].  Tips  When you press START/STOP, the setting is cleared.  A movie recorded using [BLACK FADER] may be difficult to see in the VISUAL INDEX screen. WHITE BAL. (White balance) You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment.  AUTO The white balance is adjusted automatically. OUTDOOR ( ) The white balance is appropriately adjusted for the following recording conditions:  Outdoors  Night views, neon signs and fireworks  Sunrise or sunset  Under daylight fluorescent lamps INDOOR () The white balance is appropriately adjusted 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.  Touch [ONE PUSH].  Frame a white object such as a piece of paper, to fill the screen under the same lighting conditions as you will shoot the subject.  Touch [ ]. flashes quickly. When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory, the indicator stops flashing.  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 objects 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 set to [AUTO].  Tips  If you have changed the battery pack while [AUTO] was selected, or taken your camcorder outdoors after inside use (or vice versa), aim your camcorder at a nearby white object for about 10 seconds for better color balance adjustment.  When the white balance has been set with [ONE PUSH], if the lighting conditions changed by bringing your camcorder outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa, you need to redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure to readjust the white balance. Index US 63

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Table of contents
Useful recording techniques
Index
US
BLACK FADER
Fades in/out with the black effect.
Out
In
To cancel the fader before starting the
operation, touch [OFF].
Tips
When you press START/STOP, the setting is
cleared.
A movie recorded using [BLACK FADER] may
be difficult to see in the VISUAL INDEX screen.
WHITE BAL. (White balance)
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment.
AUTO
The white balance is adjusted automatically.
OUTDOOR (
)
The white balance is appropriately adjusted
for the following recording conditions:
Outdoors
Night views, neon signs and fireworks
Sunrise or sunset
Under daylight fluorescent lamps
INDOOR (
)
The white balance is appropriately adjusted
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.
Touch [ONE PUSH].
Frame a white object such as a piece of
paper, to fill the screen under the same
lighting conditions as you will shoot the
subject.
Touch [
].
flashes quickly. When the white
balance has been adjusted and stored in the
memory, the indicator stops flashing.
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 objects 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 set to [AUTO].
Tips
If you have changed the battery pack while
[AUTO] was selected, or taken your camcorder
outdoors after inside use (or vice versa), aim
your camcorder at a nearby white object for
about 10 seconds for better color balance
adjustment.
When the white balance has been set with
[ONE PUSH], if the lighting conditions
changed by bringing your camcorder outdoors
from inside the house, or vice versa, you need
to redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure to readjust
the white balance.