Sony DCR-SR65 Handycam® Handbook - Page 73

WHITE BAL. White balance, Customizing your camcorder, LANDSCAPE, PORTRAIT, SPOTLIGHT, SPORTS, BEACH

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LANDSCAPE* ( ) Select to shoot distant subjects clearly. This setting also prevents your camcorder from focusing on glass or metal mesh in windows between the camcorder and the subject. PORTRAIT ( ) Select to bring out the subject such as people or flowers while creating a soft background. SPOTLIGHT** ( ) Select to prevent people's faces from appearing excessively white when subjects are lit by strong light. SPORTS** ( ) Select to minimize shake when shooting fast moving subjects. BEACH** ( ) Select to take the vivid blue of the ocean or a lake. SNOW** ( ) Select to take bright pictures of a white landscape. * Adjusted to focus on subjects farther away only. ** Adjusted not to focus on subjects a short distance away.  Notes  If you set [SCENE SELECTION], [WHITE BAL.] setting is canceled. WHITE BAL. (White balance) You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment.  AUTO The white balance is adjusted automatically. OUTDOOR ( ) The white balance is adjusted to be appropriate for the following recording conditions:  Outdoors  Night views, neon signs and fireworks  Sunrise or sunset  Under daylight fluorescent lamps INDOOR () The white balance is adjusted to be appropriate 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.  Touch [ONE PUSH].  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. 73 Customizing your camcorder

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Customizing your camcorder
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LANDSCAPE
*
(
)
Select to shoot distant subjects clearly.
°is setting also prevents your camcorder
from focusing on glass or metal mesh in
windows between the camcorder and the
subject.
PORTRAIT (
)
Select to bring out the subject such as
people or flowers while creating a soſt
background.
SPOTLIGHT
**
(
)
Select to prevent people’s faces from
appearing excessively white when subjects
are lit by strong light.
SPORTS
**
(
)
Select to minimize shake when shooting
fast moving subjects.
BEACH
**
(
)
Select to take the vivid blue of the ocean
or a lake.
SNOW
**
(
)
Select to take bright pictures of a white
landscape.
* Adjusted to focus on subjects farther away
only.
** Adjusted not to focus on subjects a short
distance away.
Notes
If you set [SCENE SELECTION], [WHITE
BAL.] setting is canceled.
WHITE BAL. (White balance)
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment.
AUTO
°e white balance is adjusted
automatically.
OUTDOOR (
)
°e white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate for the following recording
conditions:
Outdoors
Night views, neon signs and fireworks
Sunrise or sunset
Under daylight fluorescent lamps
INDOOR (
)
°e white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate 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 (
)
°e white balance will be adjusted
according to the ambient light.
Touch [ONE PUSH].
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.