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

SET dial

FUNC. button

E

Settings the Changing

Functions Advanced

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Available only in the and modes.

AUTO

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1.Set the mode dial to .

2.Press the FUNC. button and after selecting the White Balance symbol press the SET dial.

3.Turn the SET dial to choose the desired setting and press the SET dial.

The symbol of the current setting is displayed.

4.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.

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