Setting the White Balance

You can use the preset modes to reproduce colors more accurately, or set a custom white

 

 

 

 

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balance to obtain the optimal setting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AUTO

Auto white balance

 

 

 

 

SET

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the custom white balance setting to make white subjects

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

appear white under colored lighting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INDOOR

 

 

 

 

Use this mode for recording under changing lighting condition,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

video lights or sodium lamps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUTDOOR

 

 

Use this mode for recording night scenes, fireworks, sunrise or

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

sunset.

 

 

 

 

White sheet or paper

Zoom lever

 

 

 

Program selector

 

SET dial

 

MENU button

CAMERA

PLAY (VCR)

CARD CAMERA

CARD PLAY

MENU

CAMERA SETUPWHITE BAL.•••AUTO

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1.Set the program selector to .

2.For custom white balance: Point the camcorder at a white object and zoom in until it fills the whole screen.

Keep the camcorder zoomed at the white object until step 3 is completed.

3.Open the menu and select [CAMERA SETUP]. Select [WHITE BAL.], select a setting option and close the menu.

When you have selected [SET]: “” flashes and stops flashing when settings is complete.

Recording

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