M.W.B.

If the white balance is correct, all other colors will be accurately reproduced.

AUTO

: White balance is adjusted

 

automatically.

FINE

: Outdoors on a sunny day.

CLOUD

: Outdoors on a cloudy day.

HALOGEN

: A video light or similar type of

 

lighting is used.

MWB: White balance is set manually. Hold a sheet of plain white paper in front of the subject. Adjust zoom or position yourself so that the white paper fills the screen. If it is difficult to focus on the white paper, adjust focus manually ( FOCUS in CAMERA MENU). Press the MENU Wheel 1 in until “MWB” begins blinking. When the setting is completed, “MWB” stops blinking.

•Once you adjust white balance manually, the setting is retained even if the power is turned off or the battery removed.

•White balance cannot be used when the “SEPIA” or “MONOTONE” mode ( pg. 23, “Digital Effects”) is activated.

S.LX

MAX: To record a subject in a darkly lit environment, when it is more convenient to shoot the subject with a brighter image even if the picture becomes slightly coarse.

NORMAL: To record a subject in a dimly lit environment, when it is more convenient to shoot with a less coarse picture although the subject becomes slightly dark. This setting is suitable for measuring sensitivity conforming to EIA-639 (EIA* Standard for Low Light Sensitivity Measurement).

* EIA : Electronic Industries Alliance

OFF: Allows you to shoot dark scenes with no picture brightness adjustment.

TITLE

Allows you to superimpose one of eight preset titles in 2 different languages. Change the language in TITLE LANG. ( pg. 21) in SYSTEM MENU.

•# shows the selected title which remains until OFF is selected.

DATE/TIME DISP.

Makes the date/time appear in the camcorder or on a connected monitor (set DATE/TIME in SYSTEM MENU first  pg. 7).

•The selected display will be recorded. If you do not want to record the display, select OFF before shooting.

•In the AUTO DATE mode, the camcorder records the date for about 5 seconds when recording is initiated after the date is changed, a cassette is loaded, or AUTO DATE is selected. The date is replaced after 5 seconds with “AUTO DATE” but this is not recorded.

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