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White Balance Adjustment
A term that refers to the correctness of color reproduction under various lighting. If the white balance is correct, all other colors will be accurately reproduced.
The white balance is usually adjusted automatically. However, more advanced camcorder operators control this function manually to achieve a more professional color/tint reproduction.
1 Set the Power Switch to “ 
”. Press REFRESH for approx. 1 second to select “VIDEO” (the DSC Lamp goes out) or “DSC” (the DSC Lamp comes on).
2 Press the MENU Wheel in. The Menu Screen appears.
3 Rotate the MENU Wheel to select “M.W.B.”, then press it. The M.W.B. Menu appears.
4 Rotate the MENU Wheel to select the desired setting.
“AUTO”
White balance is adjusted automatically (factory preset).
“
: 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.
5 Press the MENU Wheel in. The Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on
“
RETURN”. Press the MENU Wheel in again to close the Menu Screen.
To Return To Automatic White Balance . . .
.... select “AUTO” in step 4. Or set the Power
Switch to “
”.
NOTE:
White balance cannot be used when the “SEPIA” or “MONOTONE” mode ( pg. 39) is activated.
ADVANCED FEATURES (cont.)
Manual White Balance Operation
Perform Manual White Balance when shooting under various types of lighting.
1
2 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 Press the MENU Wheel in until “MWB” begins blinking.
When the setting is completed, “MWB” stops blinking, and the Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on “
RETURN”.
4 Press the MENU Wheel in again to close the Menu Screen.
REFRESH Button
DSC Lamp
MENU Wheel
White paper
Power Switch
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 such a case, adjust focus manually ( pg. 45).
●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 subject tint will differ depending on the white balance settings. Use this function for a more natural result.
●Once you adjust white balance manually, the setting is retained even if the power is turned off or the battery removed.
