ADJUSTING COLOUR (WHITE BALANCE)

This DVD video camera/recorder automatically adjusts the colour of subject. Change the white balance setting depending on the recording conditions.

Mode

Setting content

On-screen

display

 

 

Auto

White balance always

None

 

automatically adjusted

 

 

 

 

Set

You can manually adjust

 

 

white balance to match

h

 

the light source or

 

 

 

situation (p. 88)

 

 

 

 

Outdoor

To record in fine

i

 

weather

 

 

 

 

 

Indoor

To record under

 

 

incandescent light,

j

 

halogen light or bulb-

 

colour type fluorescent

 

 

light

 

 

 

 

Note:

The white balance mode can be confirmed using the on-screen information.

The white balance setting will be stored in memory even when the DVD video camera/recorder is turned off.

Do not block the infrared sensor (see “Terminology”, p. 152) with hand, etc.

Infrared sensor block

If a tele or wide-conversion lens is used, the auto

 

white balance may not operate depending on the

 

recording conditions. If this happens, set to the mode

 

to match the recording conditions, or manually set the

 

white balance.

Be sure to remove the lens cap before turning the

English

1 Press the MENU button, choose “White Bal.” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu screen, and then press the Abutton.

Camer a

Func t i ons

S e t u p

P r og r am AE

 

Wh i t e Ba l .

Au t o

E I S

Set

D i g . Zoom

Ou t do o r

M IC . F i l t e r

I ndoor

ENTER

RETURN

RAM

DVD video camera/recorder on: If the DVD video

camera/recorder is turned on with the lens capped,

the white balance will not work normally.

2 Choose the desired

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

option, and then press

 

0 : 0 0 : 0 0

the Abutton.

 

REM3 0 MIN

 

 

 

 

FINE

8 : 0 0

 

 

3 0 / 9 / 2 0 0 5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White balance mode

3 Press the MENU button to end the setting.

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Hitachi DZ-GX20E Adjusting Colour White Balance, Mode Setting content On-screen, Press the Menu button to end the setting