Canon HFM46, HFM406 White Balance, To set the custom white balance, Points To Check

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- white-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.

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

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

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

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