Sony HDR FX7 Operating Instructions - Page 39

Customizing the picture quality(Picture profile), To save the adjusted white balance - connection to tv

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The display changes. A t B t (OUTDOOR) t n (INDOOR) Indicator A (MEMORY A) B (MEMORY B) (Outdoor) n (Indoor) Shooting conditions • White balance values adjusted for light sources can be stored in memory A and memory B. Follow the steps below • Recording a sunset/ sunrise, just after sunset, just before sunrise, neon signs, or fireworks. • Under daylight color fluorescent lamps • Under the lighting condition that changes quickly • Under strong light such as in a photography studio • Under sodium lamps or mercury lamps z Tip • The white balance can be stored temporarily by setting the AUTO LOCK switch A to HOLD after the manual adjustment. To save the adjusted white balance value in memory A or B 1 Select A or B according to step 3 of "Adjusting to Natural Color (White Balance)." 2 Shoot something white (such as a sheet of paper) full-screen under the same lighting conditions as the subject. 3 Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial C. Pressing the dial switches between blinking A and B. When the white balance is adjusted, A or B stops blinking and remains on. The adjusted value is now saved in the selected A or B memory. To restore the automatic white balance Press the WHT BAL button B, or set the AUTO LOCK switch A to AUTO LOCK. b Notes • If you set the AUTO LOCK switch A to AUTO LOCK, other manually adjusted items (iris, gain, shutter speed) also become temporarily automatic. • The setting returns to automatic adjustment when you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than 12 hours. Customizing the picture quality (Picture profile) CB A You can customize the picture quality by adjusting [COLOR LEVEL], [SHARPNESS], etc. You can set 6 different picture quality settings depending on the recording time of day, the weather, or the camera person, and store them in the memory. Connect your camcorder to a TV or monitor, and adjust the picture quality while observing the picture on the TV or monitor screen. At the default setting, [PP1] through [PP6] are registered with picture quality settings for the following recording conditions. Continued , 39 Recording/Playback

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Recording/Playback
The display changes.
A
t
B
t
(OUTDOOR)
t
n
(INDOOR)
z
Tip
•
The white balance can be stored temporarily by
setting the AUTO LOCK switch
A
to HOLD
after the manual adjustment.
To save the adjusted white balance
value in memory A or B
1
Select
A or
B according to step
3 of “Adjusting to Natural Color (White
Balance).”
2
Shoot something white (such as a sheet
of paper) full-screen under the same
lighting conditions as the subject.
3
Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial
C
.
Pressing the dial switches between
blinking
A and
B.
When the white balance is adjusted,
A or
B stops blinking and remains
on. The adjusted value is now saved in
the selected
A or
B memory.
To restore the automatic white
balance
Press the WHT BAL button
B
, or set the
AUTO LOCK switch
A
to AUTO LOCK.
b
Notes
•
If you set the AUTO LOCK switch
A
to
AUTO LOCK, other manually adjusted items
(iris, gain, shutter speed) also become
temporarily automatic.
•
The setting returns to automatic adjustment
when you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG)
for more than 12 hours.
You can customize the picture quality by
adjusting [COLOR LEVEL],
[SHARPNESS], etc. You can set 6 different
picture quality settings depending on the
recording time of day, the weather, or the
camera person, and store them in the
memory.
Connect your camcorder to a TV or
monitor, and adjust the picture quality
while observing the picture on the TV or
monitor screen.
At the default setting, [PP1] through [PP6]
are registered with picture quality settings
for the following recording conditions.
Indicator
Shooting conditions
A
(MEMORY A)
B
(MEMORY B)
•
White balance values
adjusted for light
sources can be stored
in memory A and
memory B. Follow the
steps below
(
Outdoor)
•
Recording a sunset/
sunrise, just after
sunset, just before
sunrise, neon signs, or
fireworks.
•
Under daylight color
fluorescent lamps
n
(Indoor)
•
Under the lighting
condition that changes
quickly
•
Under strong light
such as in a
photography studio
•
Under sodium lamps
or mercury lamps
Customizing the picture quality
(Picture profile)
CB
A
Continued
,