Setting the White Balance

You can use the preset modes to reproduce colors more accurately, or set a custom white balance to obtain the optimal setting.

AUTO

Settings are automatically set by the camcorder.

DAYLIGHT For recording outdoors on a bright day.

SHADEFor recording in shaded places.

CLOUDYFor recording on a cloudy day.

TUNGSTEN For recording under tungsten and tungsten type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.

FLUORESECENT For recording under warm white, cool white or warm white type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.

FLUORESCENT H For recording under daylight or daylight type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.

SETUse the custom white balance setting to make white subjects

appear white under colored lighting.

White sheet or paper

Zoom lever

Mode dial

FUNC. button

SET dial

AUTO

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1.Set the camcorder to CAMERA• or CAMERA• mode.

2.Set the mode dial to mode other than or .3.Press the FUNC. button.4.Select the white balance symbol followed by the setting option.

5.When you have selected [SET]: Point the camcorder at a white object, zoom in until it fills the whole screen and press the SET dial.

•Keep the camcorder zoomed at the white object until step 5 is completed.

• flashes and stops flashing when adjustment is complete.

6.Press the FUNC. button.

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