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White, Balance

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WHITE BALANCE Adjustment of white balance is for color compensation so that a white subject can be recorded white without reference to the color of the light source. After white balance has been adjusted, that setting will be maintained for approximately 3 hours after the power has been turned off. Di White balance can be automatically or manually set at two predetermined valuesartificial and sunlight lighting. Be sure the aperture switch is set to the ■ (center) position. Automatic white balance adjustment Set white balance referring to the "RECORDING" on page 14. r When automatic white balance adjustment is impossible 1 In this case, the WHITE BALANCE switch does not function even if it Is pushed down to cll. Try to increase the Illumination. 1 ch Or After the WHITE BALANCE switch is pushed down to Lib , even if the white balance lamp blinks, the recorder is set at its best condition. Recording can be done at such condition or for night lights or fireworks, recording can also be done with the white balance switch set to I, and for a candle flame, with it set to . For other subjects, set to either position referring to the color temperature chart of the "HINTS FOR BETTER SHOOTING" on page 47. When to use preset whitebalance settings(* and i;!t- )ID If there's no time to set white balance before shooting, setting the white balance switch to one of the two preset positions will provide satisfactory result. Recording outdoors-Set to a Recording indoors-Set to . When resetting white balance As long as light conditions do not change, the white balance setting remains proper for shooting. However, if light conditions change, white balance should be reset for the best results. When adjusting white balance outdoors, more accurate adjustment can be made by setting the white balance in accordance with the light conditions the subject will be taped under. For example, if the subject will be taped in sunlight, put the white lens cap on the lens hood and point the camera toward the sun. If the subject will be taped in shadows, white balance should also be adjusted in shadows. 17

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WHITE
BALANCE
When
automatic
white
balance
adjustment
is
impossible
Adjustment
of
white
balance
is
for
color
com-
pensation
so
that
a
white
subject
can
be
recorded
white
without
reference
to
the
color
of
the
light
source.
After
white
balance
has
been
adjusted,
that
setting
will
be
maintained
for
approximately
3
hours
after
the
power
has
been
turned
off.
Di
White
balance
can
be
automatically
or
manually
set
at
two
predetermined
values
-
artificial
and
sunlight
lighting.
Be
sure
the
aperture
switch
is
set
to
the
■
(center)
posi-
tion.
Automatic
white
balance
adjustment
Set
white
balance
referring
to
the
"RECORD-
ING"
on
page
14.
r
1
In
this
case,
the
WHITE
BALANCE
switch
does
not
function
even
if
it
Is
pushed
down
to
cll.
Try
to
increase
the
Illumination.
1
ch
Or
After
the
WHITE
BALANCE
switch
is
pushed
down
to
Lib
,
even
if
the
white
balance
lamp
blinks,
the
recorder
is
set
at
its
best
condition.
Recording
can
be
done
at
such
condition
or
for
night
lights
or
fireworks,
recording
can
also
be
done
with
the
white
balance
switch
set
to
I,
and
for
a
candle
flame,
with
it
set
to
.
For
other
subjects,
set
to
either
position
referring
to
the
color
temperature
chart
of
the
"HINTS
FOR
BETTER
SHOOTING"
on
page
47.
When
to
use
preset
white
balance
settings
(*
and
i;!t-
)ID
If
there's
no
time
to
set
white
balance
before
shooting,
setting
the
white
balance
switch
to
one
of
the
two
preset
positions
will
provide
satisfactory
result.
Recording
outdoors
—Set
to
a
Recording
indoors
—Set
to
.
When
resetting
white
balance
As
long
as
light
conditions
do
not
change,
the
white
balance
setting
remains
proper
for
shooting.
However,
if
light
conditions
change,
white
balance
should
be
reset
for
the
best
results.
When
adjusting
white
balance
outdoors,
more
accurate
adjustment
can
be
made
by
setting
the
white
balance
in
accordance
with
the
light
conditions
the
subject
will
be
taped
under.
For
example,
if
the
subject
will
be
taped
in
sunlight,
put
the
white
lens
cap
on
the
lens
hood
and
point
the
camera
toward
the
sun.
If
the
subject
will
be
taped
in
shadows,
white
balance
should
also
be
adjusted
in
shadows.
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