Sony HDR-AX2000 Operating Guide (Large File - 11.29 MB) - Page 34

To save the adjusted white balance, value in memory A or B, During recording or standby, set

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Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued) recording environment. You can store white balance values in memory A ( A) and memory B ( B), respectively. Unless a white balance is readjusted, values will remain even after the power has been turned off. When you select PRESET, [OUTDOOR] or [INDOOR] is selected, according to which one you previously set with [WB PRESET] in the (CAMERA SET) menu. 1 During recording or standby, set the AUTO/MANUAL switch D to MANUAL. 2 Press the WHT BAL button A. 3 Set the white balance memory switch B to any one of PRESET/A/B. Select A or B for recording with the white balance setting stored in memory A or B. Indicator Shooting conditions A (Memory A) B (Memory B) • White balance values adjusted for light sources can be stored in memory A and memory B. Follow the steps in "To save the adjusted white balance value in memory A or B" (p. 34). Outdoor ([OUTDOOR]) • Recording neon signs or fireworks • Recording sunset/ sunrise, just after sunset or just before sunrise • Under daylight color fluorescent lamps Indicator n Indoor ([INDOOR]) Shooting conditions • Under the lighting conditions that change in many ways, such as a party hall • Under strong light, such as in a photography studio • Under sodium lamps or mercury lamps To save the adjusted white balance value in memory A or B 1 Set the white balance memory switch to A ( A) or B ( B) in step 3 of "Adjusting to natural color (White balance)." 2 Capture a white subject, such as white paper, full-screen in the same lighting condition as the one in which the subject is. 3 Press the (one push) button C. A or B starts flashing rapidly. It will stay on when the white balance adjustment is completed and the adjusted value is stored in A or B. b Notes • When a white balance adjustment value has not been obtained successfully, A or B turns from rapid flashing to slow flashing. Adjust the subject appropriately and set the shutter speed to auto or around 1/60, then try adjusting the white balance again. • It may take a long time to adjust the white balance, depending on the recording conditions. If you want to perform a different operation before completing the adjustment, set the white balance memory switch B to another position to temporarily suspend white balance adjustment. 34

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recording environment.
You can store white balance values in
memory A (
A) and memory B (
B),
respectively. Unless a white balance is
readjusted, values will remain even after the
power has been turned off.
When you select PRESET, [OUTDOOR] or
[INDOOR] is selected, according to which
one you previously set with [WB PRESET]
in the
(CAMERA SET) menu.
1
During recording or standby, set
the AUTO/MANUAL switch
D
to
MANUAL.
2
Press the WHT BAL button
A
.
3
Set the white balance memory
switch
B
to any one of
PRESET/A/B.
Select A or B for recording with the
white balance setting stored in memory
A or B.
To save the adjusted white balance
value in memory A or B
1
Set the white balance memory switch to
A (
A) or B (
B) in step
3
of
“Adjusting to natural color (White
balance).”
2
Capture a white subject, such as white
paper, full-screen in the same lighting
condition as the one in which the subject
is.
3
Press the
(one push) button
C
.
A or
B starts flashing rapidly. It
will stay on when the white balance
adjustment is completed and the
adjusted value is stored in
A or
B.
b
Notes
When a white balance adjustment value has not
been obtained successfully,
A or
B
turns from rapid flashing to slow flashing.
Adjust the subject appropriately and set the
shutter speed to auto or around 1/60, then try
adjusting the white balance again.
It may take a long time to adjust the white
balance, depending on the recording conditions.
If you want to perform a different operation
before completing the adjustment, set the white
balance memory switch
B
to another position
to temporarily suspend white balance
adjustment.
Indicator
Shooting conditions
A
(Memory A)
B
(Memory B)
White balance values
adjusted for light
sources can be stored
in memory A and
memory B. Follow the
steps in “To save the
adjusted white balance
value in memory A or
B” (p. 34).
Outdoor
([OUTDOOR])
Recording neon signs
or fireworks
Recording sunset/
sunrise, just after
sunset or just before
sunrise
Under daylight color
fluorescent lamps
n
Indoor
([INDOOR])
Under the lighting
conditions that change
in many ways, such as
a party hall
Under strong light,
such as in a
photography studio
Under sodium lamps
or mercury lamps
Indicator
Shooting conditions
Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued)