Sony DCR-SR65 manual White BAL. White balance

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.

Customizing your camcorder

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