JVC GR-AX96 manual Select White Balance, Adjust Focus, Adjust White Balance

White balance mode indicator

MWB

SELECT

PROGRAM AE select dial

SET

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Manual White Balance Adjustment (M.W.B.)

This camcorder’s Automatic Color Temperature system senses the color temperature of the ambient lighting for automatic white balance adjustment. However, precise color adjustment is not possible under the following conditions:

•When an object is in various shades of the same color. •When a predominantly red or brown object is being shot

outdoors.

In these cases, use the camcorder’s built-in preset filters for white balance adjustment.

SELECT MODE

1 Turn the PROGRAM AE select dial to any position except AUTO LOCK.

SELECT FUNCTION

2 Press SELECT reapeatedly until “M.W.B. ” appears.

SELECT WHITE BALANCE

3 Press SET (Manual White Balance) until the required indication appears in the viewfinder.

“MWB” ..... With a memorized personal White Balance

setting (see below)

“ ” ......... Outdoors on sunny day

“”......... Outdoors on cloudy day

“” .......... Light source is halogen or tungsten lamp

MWB

MWB sets the color temperature for the subject’s light source so you can shoot with natural colors that are unaffected by surroundings, even when there are multiple subjects with different color temperatures.

SELECT MODE

1 Turn the PROGRAM AE select dial to any position except AUTO LOCK.

ADJUST FOCUS

2 Point the camcorder at a white, flat object such as a sheet of white paper, and adjust focus manually (☞ pg. 21).

ADJUST WHITE BALANCE

3 Press SET until “MWB” appears, then press and hold SET for more than 3 seconds.

•“MWB” blinks in the viewfinder during adjustment, then stops blinking but stays lit when adjustment is complete.