Setting the White Balance
The camcorder’s auto white balance system adjusts the colors to appear natural for
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different lighting conditions. However, you can use the preset modes to reproduce colors more accurately, or set a custom white balance to obtain the optimal setting.
Zoom lever
White sheet or paper
Selector dial
MENU button
❍When the program selector is set to [, white balance is preset to [AUTO]. Indoor, outdoor and custom white balance cannot be selected.
❍The camcorder retains the setting even if you turn it off.
❍When you have set the custom white balance:
-Reset the white balance when the lighting condition changes.
-Turn off the digital zoom.
❍Setting the white balance manually may provide better results in the following cases:
-Changing lighting conditions
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-Subjects in a single color (sky, sea or forest)
-Under mercury lamps or certain types of fluorescent lights
❍Use the T Indoor or U Outdoor mode in the following cases: T Indoor:
-Changing lighting condition
-Under video light
-Under sodium lamps
UOutdoor:
-For night scenes or fireworks
-Sunrise or sunset
* Use the auto setting for normal outdoor scenes.
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