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Setting the White Balance

The camcorder’s auto white balance system adjusts the colors to appear natural for

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.

Program selector

White sheet or paper

Selector dial

Zoom lever

MENU button

 

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❍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 custom white balance setting even if you turn it off. However, it resets to [AUTO] when you change the position of the TAPE/CARD switch.

❍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

-Close-ups

-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.