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To set the custom white balance 1 Point the camcorder at a white object, zoom in until it fills the whole screen and press . When the adjustment is completed, stops flashing and stays on. The camcorder retains the custom setting even if you turn off the camcorder. 2 Press FUNC. to save the setting and close the menu. NOTES • When you select the custom white balance: - Set the custom white balance in a sufficiently illuminated place. - Set [Digital Zoom] to [ Off]. - Reset the white balance when the lighting conditions change. - Depending on the light source, may keep flashing. The result will still be better than with [ Automatic]. • Custom white balance may provide better results in the following cases: - Changing lighting conditions - Close-ups - Subjects in a single color (sky, sea or forest) - Under mercury lamps and certain types of fluorescent lights • Depending on the type of fluorescent light, optimal color balance may not be obtained with [ Fluorescent] or [ Fluorescent H]. If the color looks unnatural, select [ Automatic] or [ Custom WB]. Image Effects You can use the image effects to change the color saturation and contrast to record movies and photos with special color effects. Operating modes: POINTS TO CHECK • Select a recording program other than the Special Scene recording pro- grams. Video 77