Sony CCD-FX710 Primary User Manual - Page 17

Adjusting

the

White

Balance

Using

the

High-speed

Shutter

Adjusting

the

White

Balance

Note

2

1

Slide

the

AUTO

LOCK

switch

down.

[AUTO

LOCKI

2

Select

the

white

balance

mode

by

pressing

WHT

BAL.

Each

time

you

press

the

button,

the

indicator

in

the

viewfinder

and

the

display

window

changes

as

follows.

No

indicator

(auto)

HOLD

—>

•

(outdoor)

.?

(indoor)

In

the

display

window

BAL

In

the

viewfinder

When

you

adjust

the

white

balance

manually,

make

sure

you

readjust

white

balance

everytime

you

move

from

indoors

to

outdoors.

or

vice

-versa.

Locking

the

White

Balance

Setting

(HOLD

MODE

)

HOLD

mode

allows

you

to

lock

in

to

certain

white

balance

level.

What

is

HOLD

mode?

When

you

set

the

white

balance

at

HOLD

mode,

the

last

automatic

white

balance

setting

you

made

will

be

locked

and

maintained

even

if

lighting

conditions

change.

You

should

obtain

better

results

by

using

the

HOLD

position

when

you

shoot

monochromatic

subject

or

backgrounds.

To

enter

HOLD

mode

1

Slide

the

AUTO

LOCK

switch

to

the

green

position.

The

camcorder

adjusts

the

white

balance

automatically.

2

Point

the

camcorder

at

a

white,

eat

object

such

as

a

white

wall

or

paper

for

about

15

seconds.

3

Slide

the

AUTO

LOCK

switch

down.

4

Press

WHT

GAL

to

display

the

HOLD

indicator

in

the

viewfinder

and

the

display

window.

When

you

record

a

fast-moving

subject,

choose

a

higher

shutter

speed.

The

movement

will

look

sharper

during

freeze

frame

when

the

tape

is

played

back

with

an

8mm

recorder

that

has

the

clear

still

function.

Remember

that

you

need

enough

lighting

to

use

the

high-

speed

shutter.

To

choose

the

best

shutter

speed

Example

use

For

your

selection

•

On

clear

days,

recording

golf

of

tennis

swing

(To

view

the

1/10000

or

hit

ball

clearly

in

the

still

picture

mode,

set

to

1/10000

or

1/4000

or

1/4000)

1/2000

•

Recording

skiers

•

On

overcast

days,

recording

a

moving

carousel

or

roller

coaster

1/1000

or

1/250

•

Recording

outdoors

from

inside

a

moving

vehicle

(for

stable

shooting)

•

Instead

of

using

the

ND2

(neutral

density)

filter

(To

reduce

the

exposure

level

to

about

half)

1/100

•

Recording

indoor

sports

(for

stable

shooting)

Selecting

the

Shutter

Speed

You

can

select

the

shutter

speed

from

1/60

to

1/10000.

2

1

Slide

the

AUTO

LOCK

switch

down.

'AUTO

LOCK'

2

Select

the

shutter

speed

by

pressing

SHUTTER

SPEED.

Each

time

you

press

the

button,

the

indicator

in

the

viewfinder

and

the

display

window

changes

as

follows.

No

indicator

(1/60)

100

(1/100)

250

(

1/250)

1000

(1/1000)

10000

(1/10000)

4000

(1/4000)

2000

(1/2000)

COI

I

I

In

the

viewfinder

In

the

display

window

Note

on

lighting

When

you

use

shutter

speed

1/250

or

faster,

record

under

sunlight

or

use

a

video

light

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Advanced

Operation

Advanced

Operation

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