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Table of Contents Camera/Mic (Items for customized shooting) See "Using menus" (p. 64) on the operation. The default settings are marked with . White Balance You can adjust the color balance to the recording environment.  Notes  Set [White Balance] 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 the camcorder is recording a movie, is grayed out and [One Push] cannot be set.  If you set [White Balance], [Scene Selection] is set to [Auto]. Enjoy Useful Functions  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 [ ].  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 [ ].  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. Spot Meter/Fcs (Spot meter/ focus) You can adjust the brightness and focus for the selected subject simultaneously. This function enables you to use [Spot Meter] (p. 69) and [Spot Focus] (p. 69) at the same time. Touch the subject of which you want to adjust the brightness and focus. To adjust the brightness and focus automatically, touch [Auto].  Notes  [Exposure] and [Focus] are automatically set to [Manual]. US 68 Index

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Table of Contents
Enjoy Useful Functions
Index
US
Camera/Mic
(Items for customized
shooting)
See “Using menus” (p. 64) on the operation.
The default settings are marked with
.
White Balance
You can adjust the color balance to 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 [
].
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 [
].
Notes
Set [White Balance] 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 the camcorder is recording a movie,
is grayed out and [One Push] cannot be set.
If you set [White Balance], [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.
Spot Meter/Fcs (Spot meter/
focus)
You can adjust the brightness and focus for
the selected subject simultaneously. This
function enables you to use [Spot Meter]
(p. 69) and [Spot Focus] (p. 69) at the same
time.
Touch the subject of which you want to
adjust the brightness and focus.
To adjust the brightness and focus
automatically, touch [Auto].
Notes
[Exposure] and [Focus] are automatically set to
[Manual].