70 DMC 1000 Digital Media Camcorder User’s Guide (v1.15)
Chapter 5 - Video setup
5.7.4 Selecting the color temperature
The up/down White Bal switch on the left side of the camcorder allows you to select the
standard color temperatures, the memory positions or the automatic position.
Press the switch up or down for a short period to select the next available value.
– The color temperature indicators in the viewfinder light to show which position is selected.
None of these indicators light when AWC is selected, but the non-standard (!) indicator
lights.
– The viewfinder also displays the actual value of a measured color temperature. The range of
the auto-white balance is from 2000K to 20,000K.
Variable color temperature
The White Bal switch on the left-front side of the camcorder can also be used to vary the color
temperature continuously between its minimum and maximum value (2000K to 20,000K).
1. Hold the switch continuously in the up or down position until the indication VAR appears.
2. Use the rotary control at the front of the camera to change the color temperature. The
value starts at the current preset.
3. You can change the color temperature as long as the value text is visible in the viewfinder.
4. Press the White Bal switch once to bring up the variable color temperature again. Change
the value using the front rotary control.
5. Press the switch again to go to the nearest color temperature preset value.
The color temperature can also be adjusted in the VIDEO/COLOR/COLOR TEMP./VAR. COL.
TEMP menu to act as an electronic color filter. This control varies the color balance to obtain
warmer or colder color effects. When an automatic white balance process is performed, the
electronic color filter is reset to its default value.
Operate Gain Output White Bal
User 1 User 2
Monitor
Warning
Save
Std.
Recall
Marker
Stby +
-
Cam
Bars
Clear
ND 1/4
ND 1/16
ND 1/64
1
2
3
4
+
-
Contrast
White Balance switch