White Balance Adjustment
A term that refers to the correctness of colour reproduction under various lighting. If the white balance is correct, all other colours will be accurately reproduced.
The white balance is usually adjusted automatically. However, more advanced camcorder operators control this function manually to achieve a more professional colour/tint reproduction.
Set the Operation Switch to “ ” and set the | |
1 POWER Switch to “ | ” while pressing |
down the Lock Button located on the switch, then pull out the viewfinder fully or open the LCD monitor fully.
2 Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen appears.
3
4 Rotate the MENU wheel to select “MANUAL”, and press it. The Menu Screen disappears and “W.BAL” and the currently selected mode are displayed. Rotate it to select the desired mode.
“
MAN.” – White balance is set manually. “
” – Outdoors on a sunny day.
“
” – Outdoors on a cloudy day.
“
” – A video light or similar type of lighting is used.
5 Press the MENU wheel. Selection is complete.
To Return To Automatic White Balance . . .
.... select “AUTO” in step 4. Or, set the Operation
Switch to “
”.
NOTE:
White balance cannot be used when Sepia or Monotone ( pg. 36) is activated.
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Manual White Balance Operation
Perform Manual White Balance when shooting under various types of lighting.
1 Follow steps 1 through 4 of the white balance adjustment, and select “
MAN.”.
2 Hold a sheet of plain white paper in front of the subject. Adjust zoom or position yourself so that the white paper fills the screen.
3 Press the MENU wheel until 
begins blinking.
When the setting is completed, 
stops blinking.
4 Press the MENU wheel. Only the Manual White
Balance indicator 
is displayed.
POWER Switch
White paper
Lock Button
Operation Switch
MENU Wheel
To Change The Tint For Recording . . .
.... in step 2, substitute coloured paper for white.
The white balance is adjusted based on the colour, changing the tint. Red paper = deeper green; blue paper = orange; yellow paper = deeper purple.
NOTES:
●In step 2, it may be difficult to focus on the white
paper. In such a case, adjust focus manually ( pg. 25).
●A subject can be shot under various types of lighting conditions indoors (natural, flourescent, candlelight, etc.). Because the colour temperature is different depending on the light source, the subject tint will differ depending on the white balance settings. Use this function for a more natural result.
●Once you adjust white balance manually, the setting is retained even if the power is turned off or the battery removed.