Setting a Custom White Balance
1.Set the POWER dial to a recording program other than 
.
2.Press the WHITE BALANCE dial so that it pops out.
3.Set the WHITE BALANCE dial to one of the custom preset numbers.
4.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 5 is completed.
5. Press the WHITE BALANCE 
button.
The “
” symbol and the selected preset number flash on the screen and stop flashing when the setting is complete.
As long as the
When you set the custom white balance: very rarely and depending on the light source, “ 
” may keep flashing. The result will still be better than with the auto setting.
Perform the custom white balance setting procedure in a sufficiently well lit place.
Readjust the custom white balance if you turn the
The following custom preset settings take precedence, and will override the white balance set with the procedure above: The Color Matrix [CMX] setting, the 3 R/G/B Gain settings, and the 6 R/G/B Matrix settings (
83).
The custom white balance may provide better results in the following cases:
-Changing lighting conditions
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-Subjects in a single color (sky, sea or forest)
-Under mercury lamps or certain types of fluorescent lights
Recording with Preset Custom White Balance
1.Set the POWER dial to a recording program other than 
.
2.Turn the WHITE BALANCE dial to select a preset number.
The preset custom white balance is activated.
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Recording
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