White Balance
The white balance function helps you to accurately reproduce colors under different lighting conditions so that white objects will always look truly white in your recordings.
Operating modes:
POINTS TO CHECK
•Select a recording program other than the Special Scene recording pro- grams.
[FUNC.] 8[m White Balance] 8Desired option* 8[a]
*When you select [g Custom WB], set the custom white balance with the follow- ing procedure before touching [a].
To set the custom white balance
Point the camcorder at a white object, so it fills the whole screen, and touch [Set WB].
When the adjustment is completed, g stops flashing and disappears. The camcorder will retain the custom white balance even if you turn it off.
Options ( Default value)
[Y Automatic] The camcorder automatically sets the white bal- ance for natural looking colors.
[aDaylight] To record outdoors on a bright day. [bShade] To record in shaded places.
[cCloudy] To record on a cloudy day.
[eFluorescent] To record under warm white, cool white or warm-
[fFluorescent H] To record under daylight or
[dTungsten] To record under tungsten and
[gCustom WB] Use the custom white balance setting to make white subjects appear white under colored lighting.