Sony DCR-HC52 Operating Guide - Page 33

WHT BAL White balance, Using the Menu, BLACK, MOSC. FADER, MONOTONE, OUTDOOR, INDOOR, ONE PUSH

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BLACK MOSC. FADER MONOTONE When fading in, the picture gradually changes from black and white to color. When fading out, it gradually changes from color to black and white. WHT BAL (White balance) You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment. B AUTO The white balance is adjusted automatically. OUTDOOR ( ) The white balance is appropriately adjusted for the following recording conditions: - Outdoors - Night views, neon signs and fireworks - Sunrise or sunset - Under daylight fluorescent lamps INDOOR (n) The white balance is appropriately adjusted for the following recording conditions: - Indoors - At party scenes or studios where the lighting conditions change quickly - Under video lamps in a studio, or under sodium lamps or incandescent-like color lamps ONE PUSH ( ) The white balance will be adjusted according to the ambient light. 1 Touch [ONE PUSH]. 2 Frame a white object such as a piece of paper, to fill the screen under the same lighting conditions as you will shoot the subject. 3 Touch . flashes quickly. When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory, the indicator stops flashing. b Notes • Set [WHT BAL] to [AUTO] or [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps. • When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing white object while is flashing quickly. • flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set. • When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps flashing after touching , set [WHT BAL] to [AUTO]. • If you set [WHT BAL], [SCENE SEL] setting is canceled. z Tips • If you have changed the battery pack while [AUTO] was selected, or taken your camcorder outdoors after inside use with the [EXPOSURE] set (or vice versa), select [AUTO] and aim your camcorder at a nearby white object for about 10 seconds for better color balance adjustment. • When the white balance has been set with [ONE PUSH], if you change the [SCENE SEL.] settings, or bring your camcorder outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa, you need to redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure to readjust the white balance. BEEP* B ON A beeping sound starts when you start/stop recording, or operate the touch panel. OFF Cancels the beeping sound and shutter sound. Continued , 33 Using the Menu

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Using the Menu
BLACK
MOSC. FADER
MONOTONE
When fading in, the picture gradually
changes from black and white to color.
When fading out, it gradually changes from
color to black and white.
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment.
B
AUTO
The white balance is adjusted
automatically.
OUTDOOR (
)
The white balance is appropriately
adjusted for the following recording
conditions:
– Outdoors
– Night views, neon signs and fireworks
– Sunrise or sunset
– Under daylight fluorescent lamps
INDOOR (
n
)
The white balance is appropriately
adjusted for the following recording
conditions:
– Indoors
– At party scenes or studios where the lighting
conditions change quickly
– Under video lamps in a studio, or under
sodium lamps or incandescent-like color
lamps
ONE PUSH (
The white balance will be adjusted
according to the ambient light.
1
Touch [ONE PUSH].
2
Frame a white object such as a piece of
paper, to fill the screen under the same
lighting conditions as you will shoot
the subject.
3
Touch
.
flashes quickly. When the white
balance has been adjusted and stored in
the memory, the indicator stops
flashing.
b
Notes
•
Set [WHT BAL] to [AUTO] or [ONE PUSH]
under white or cool white fluorescent lamps.
•
When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing
white object while
is flashing quickly.
•
flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not
be set.
•
When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if
keeps
flashing after touching
, set [WHT
BAL] to [AUTO].
•
If you set [WHT BAL], [SCENE SEL] setting is
canceled.
z
Tips
•
If you have changed the battery pack while
[AUTO] was selected, or taken your camcorder
outdoors after inside use with the [EXPOSURE]
set (or vice versa), select [AUTO] and aim your
camcorder at a nearby white object for about 10
seconds for better color balance adjustment.
•
When the white balance has been set with [ONE
PUSH], if you change the [SCENE SEL.]
settings, or bring your camcorder outdoors from
inside the house, or vice versa, you need to redo
the [ONE PUSH] procedure to readjust the
white balance.
B
ON
A beeping sound starts when you start/stop
recording, or operate the touch panel.
OFF
Cancels the beeping sound and shutter
sound.
WHT BAL (White balance)
BEEP*
Continued
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