Canon XF400 XF400 XF405 Instruction Manual - Page 75

White Balance White Balance The white balance function helps you to produce accurate colors under different lighting conditions. This function can only be used when the shooting mode is set to ', ,, " or n. It is not available when infrared recording is activated. 75 You can also adjust the white balance remotely using Browser Remote on a connected network device (A 127, 132). Operating modes: 1 Select [ White Balance]. [FUNC] > [ White Balance] 2 Touch the desired option and then touch [X]. • If you selected [ Color Temperature], [ Set 1] or [ Set 2] and wish to change the color temperature value or register a new custom white balance, continue with the appropriate procedure below instead of touching [X]. • The icon of the selected option will appear at the left of the screen. To set the color temperature ([ Color Temperature]) 3 Touch [i]. • An adjustment dial will appear on the screen. 4 Drag your finger along the dial to set the color temperature value. 5 Touch [X]. To set a custom white balance ([ Set 1] or [ Set 2]) 3 Touch [i]. 4 Point the camcorder at a gray card or white object so that it fills the frame at the center of the screen and then touch [Set WB]. • When the Å icon stops flashing, the procedure is completed. The setting is retained even if you turn of f the camcorder. 5 Touch [X]. Options [Ã Automatic]: The camcorder automatically sets the white balance for natural looking colors. [¼ Daylight]: To record outdoors on a bright day. [É Tungsten]: To record under tungsten and tungsten-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting. [ Color Temperature]: Allows you to set the color temperature between 2,000 K and 15,000 K. [ Set 1], [ Set 2]: Use the custom white balance settings to make white subjects appear white under colored lighting.