“ : 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 MENU. The Menu Screen reappears with the highlight bar on “ RETURN”. Press MENU 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.
“AUTO”
White balance is adjusted automatically (factory preset).
Rotate MENU to select the desired setting.
2 Press MENU. The Menu Screen appears.
3 Rotate MENU to select “M.W.B.”, then press it. The M.W.B. Menu appears.
4
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).
Follow steps 1 through 4 of the white balance adjustment, and select “MWB”.
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White Balance Adjustment
A term that refers to the correctness of colour 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 colour/tint reproduction.

ADVANCED FEATURES (cont.)

Manual White Balance OperationPerform Manual White Balance when shooting under various types of lighting.

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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 MENU 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 MENU 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 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:

●In step 2, it may be difficult to focus on the whitepaper. 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 colour 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.