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Manual White Balance Operation

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

White paper

5S

 

Lock button

 

 

M

OFF Y

 

 

A

P

Power Dial

 

 

AL

 

Select Dial

Display

 

FOCUS

AUTO

4

EXPOSURE

AUTO

W. BALANCE

AUTO

 

FADER

OFF

 

/ WIPE

 

 

P. AE

OFF

 

/ EFFECT

 

RETURN

Manual Mode

Item Menu

MANUAL

PAUSE

Manual White Balance

Adjustment

1 SELECT OPERATION MODE

Follow steps 1 through 4 of the white balance adjustment (pg. 44), select “ MAN.”.

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.

3 ENTER SETTING

Press the Select Dial until the begins blinking.

•When the setting is completed, the stops blinking.

4 EXIT MANUAL WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT

Press the Select Dial. The indication “W.BAL.” changes to “MANUAL” and only the Manual White Balance indicator is displayed.

To Change The Tint For Recording . . .

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

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

NOTES:

A subject can be shot under various types of lighting conditions indoors (natural, flourescent, candlelight, etc.). Because the colour 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-DV808 manual Manual White Balance Operation, Enter Setting, Exit Manual White Balance Adjustment

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