Options ( Default value)

[ Automatic] The camcorder automatically sets the white balance for natural looking colors.

[ Daylight] To record outdoors on a bright day.[ Shade] To record in shaded places.[ Cloudy] To record on a cloudy day.

[ Tungsten] To record under tungsten and tungsten-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.

[Fluorescent] To record under warm white, cool white or warm- white-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.

[ Fluorescent H] To record under daylight or daylight-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.

[ Custom WB] Use the custom white balance setting to make white subjects appear white under colored lighting.

FUNC. [ Automatic] Desired option* FUNC.

*When you select [ Custom WB], do not press FUNC. and continue instead with the following procedure.

To set the custom white balance1Point the camcorder at a white object, zoom in until it fills the wholescreen and press .

When the adjustment is completed, stops flashing and stays on. The camcorder retains the custom setting even if you turn off the camcorder.

2 Press FUNC. to save the setting and close the menu.

NOTES

When you select the custom white balance:-Set the custom white balance in a sufficiently illuminated place.-Turn off the digital zoom ( 137).-Reset the white balance when the lighting conditions change.

-Depending on the light source, may keep flashing. The result will still be better than with [ Automatic].

Custom white balance may provide better results in the following cases:-Changing lighting conditions-Close-ups74 Š Video