Canon 1185B001 DC100 Instruction Manual - Page 47

Setting the White Balance You can choose one of the preset settings to reproduce colors more accurately, or set a custom white balance to obtain the setting best suited to your specific recording E conditions. Advanced Functions More Recording Options To change the operating mode, refer to About the Operating Modes ( 11). Mode switch: ( 37) AUTO Options [ AUTO] Settings are automatically set by the camcorder. Use this setting for outdoor scenes. [ DAYLIGHT] For recording outdoors on a bright day. [ SHADE] For recording in shaded places. [ CLOUDY] For recording on a cloudy day. [ TUNGSTEN] For recording under tungsten and tungsten type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting. [ FLUORESCENT] For recording under warm white, cool white or warm white type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting. [ FLUORESCENT H] For recording under daylight or daylight type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting. [ SET] Use the custom white balance setting to make white subjects appear white under colored lighting. FUNC. White Balance icon FUNC. Desired option* * To set the custom white balance when you select [ SET]: 1. Point the camcorder at a white object, zoom in until it fills the whole screen and press ( ). Keep the camcorder zoomed at the white object until stops flashing. 2. Press FUNC. to save the setting and close the menu.  Depending on the type of fluorescent light, optimal color balance may not be obtained with [ FLUORESCENT] or [ FLUORESCENT H]. If the color looks unnatural, adjust it using [ AUTO] or [ SET].  When you have set the custom white balance: - Depending on the light source, may keep flashing. The result will still be better than with [ AUTO]. - Reset the white balance when the lighting condition changes. - Turn off the digital zoom.  The camcorder retains the custom white balance setting even if you turn it off. 47