White Balance

White Balance

The camcorder uses an electronic white balance process to calibrate the picture and ensure accurate colors under different lighting conditions. There are 4 methods of setting the white balance.

Auto white balance (AWB): The camcorder automatically adjusts the white balance to the optimal level. This method can be assigned to any of the three positions of the WHITE BAL. switch.

Preset white balance: Set the white balance to ¼(daylight) or

É(incandescent lamp). Preset white balance settings can be further fine-tuned within a range of -9 to 9. This method can only be used when the WHITE BAL. switch is set to PRESET.

Set color temperature: Allows you to set the color temperature between 2,000 K and 15,000 K. This method can only be used when the WHITE BAL. switch is set to PRESET.

Custom white balance: You can use a white object to establish the white balance and set it to one of two custom white balance positions, ÅA or ÅB. These correspond, respectively, to positions A and B of the WHITE BAL. switch.

When recording under fluorescent lights, we recommend using auto white balance or setting the custom white balance.

Operating modes:

NOTES

•The [Color Matrix] and [White Balance] settings in the custom picture file (A139) take precedence over the white balance settings.

•You can use the [wOther Functions] >[ ustom Function] >[Shockless WB] setting (A141) to make the transition look smoother when you change the white balance settings.

•When an optional RC-V100 Remote Controller is connected to the camcorder, you can adjust the white balance with the remote controller’s AWB button, A button, B button, PRESET button and Åbutton.

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