White paper

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Manual White Balance Operation

If the camera is operating in PRO. mode, perform a Manual White Balance when shooting under various types of lighting.

1 SELECTMODE OPERATION SYSTEM AND Follow steps 1 through 4 of the white balance adjustment (pg. 42), and select “MWB”.

2 SET MANUAL WHITE BALANCE 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.

System Select Switch

Select Dial

Display

4NEXT

M. W. B. AUTO

D . ZOOM ON TELE MACRO OFF DATETIME TAPE LENGTH T30

PICTURE FINE

SNAPSHOT FULL

4RETURN

Power Switch

Menu Screen

3 ENTER SETTING

Press the Select Dial until “MWB” begins blinking.

•When the setting is completed, “MWB” stops blinking, and the Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on “RETURN”.

4 CLOSE MENU SCREEN

Press the Select Dial again to close the Menu Screen.

To Change The Tint For Recording . . .

.... in step 2, substitute colored paper for white. The white

balance is adjusted based on the color, changing the tint. Red paper — deeper green; blue paper — orange; yellow paper — deeper purple.

NOTES:

In step 2, it may be difficult to focus on the white paper

in some circumstances. In such a case, adjust focus

manually (pg. 41).

M.W.B.

AUTO

: FINE

: CLOUD

: HALOGEN MWB

EXIT

M.W.B. Menu

A subject can be shot under various types of lighting

conditions indoors (natural, flourescent, candlelight,

etc.). Because the color temperature is different

depending on the light source, the tint of the subject will

differ depending on the white balance settings. Use this

function for a more natural result.

Once you adjust white balance during Manual White

Balance operation, the setting is retained even if the

power is turned off or the battery removed.

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JVC GR-AXM917UM manual Manual White Balance Operation, Enter Setting, Press the Select Dial again to close the Menu Screen

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