Cannon XL2 Setting a Custom White Balance, Recording with Preset Custom White Balance

Setting a Custom White Balance

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1.Press the WHITE BALANCE dial so that it pops out.

2.Set the WHITE BALANCE dial to 1, 2 or 3.

3.Point the camcorder at a white object and zoom in until it fills the whole screen.

Keep the camcorder zoomed at the white object until step 4 is completed.

4.Press the WHITE BALANCE W button.

”W“ flashes and stops flashing when setting is complete.

❍The camcorder retains the custom white balance setting even if you turn it off.

❍ When you have set the custom white balance:

-Depending on the light source, “W” may keep flashing. The result will still be better than with the auto setting.

-When you have turned on/off the built-in ND-filter of the lens, reset the custom white balance.

❍Custom white balance may provide better results in the following cases:

-Changing lighting conditions

-Close-ups

-Subjects in a single colour (sky, sea or forest)

-Under mercury lamps or certain types of fluorescent lights

Recording with Preset Custom White Balance

1.Set the POWER dial to a recording program other than [.

2.Turn the WHITE BALANCE dial to select a preset number.

The preset custom white balance is activated.

The custom preset settings [R GAIN], [G GAIN] and [B GAIN] ( 65) will override the white balance setting set with above procedure.

Recording

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