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WHITE BAL. White balance, Steps, In recording mode, OPTION, WHITE BAL.], a desired setting

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Table of Contents * 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.  Even if you set [TWILIGHT PORT.] while the (Photo) lamp is lit, the setting changes to [AUTO] once the (Movie) lamp lights up. WHITE BAL. (White balance) You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment. Steps In recording mode, (OPTION)   [WHITE BAL.]  a desired setting   Useful Recording Techniques  AUTO OUTDOOR ( ) INDOOR () ONE PUSH ( ) The white balance is adjusted automatically. 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 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 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.  Touch [ ]. flashes quickly. When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory, the indicator stops flashing.  Notes  Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps.  When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing white objects while is flashing quickly.  flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set.  When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps flashing after touching , set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO]. 105 Index

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Table of Contents
Useful Recording Techniques
Index
*
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.
Even if you set [TWILIGHT PORT.] while the
(Photo) lamp is lit, the setting changes to [AUTO] once
the
(Movie) lamp lights up.
WHITE BAL. (White balance)
You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment.
Steps
In recording mode,
(OPTION)
[WHITE BAL.]
a desired setting
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 (
)
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.
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.
Touch [
].
flashes quickly. When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in
the memory, the indicator stops flashing.
Notes
Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent
lamps.
When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing white objects while
is flashing quickly.
flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not be set.
When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if
keeps flashing after touching
, set [WHITE BAL.] to
[AUTO].