White Balance

Preset White Balance Settings

1 Press the WB button.

• The white balance mode icon will be highlighted in orange.

64• You can also select the white balance mode icon using only the joystick (A53).

2 Push the joystick up/down to select the ¼or Éicon and then press the joystick.

If necessary, instead of pressing the joystick, you can continue the procedure to fine-tune the preset settings within a range of -9 to 9.

3 Press the Åbutton.

• The adjustment value ±0 will appear next to the white balance icon, highlighted in orange.

4Push the joystick up/down to change the adjustment value and then press the joystick.

• The selected adjustment value will be set and will appear next to the white balance icon.

Color Temperature Setting

1Press the WB button.

The white balance mode icon will be highlighted in orange.

You can also select the white balance mode icon using only the joystick (A53).

2 Push the joystick up/down to select the Èicon. 3 Press the Åbutton.

• The default color temperature value (5,500 K) will be highlighted in orange.

4 Push the joystick up/down to change the color temperature value and then press the joystick.

• The selected color temperature will be set and will appear next to the white balance icon.

Auto White Balance

The camcorder constantly adjusts the white balance automatically to achieve an optimal level. The camcorder will adjust the white balance if the light source changes.

1Press the WB button.

The white balance mode icon will be highlighted in orange.

You can also select the white balance mode icon using only the joystick (A53).

2 Push the joystick up/down to select the micon and then press the joystick.

• The micon appears next to the color temperature display.

NOTES

Custom white balance 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 and certain types of fluorescent and LED lights