SELECT

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Manual White Balance Adjustment (M.W.B.)

PROGRAM AE select dial

SET

White balance

M.W.B.

 

 

mode indicator

 

 

MWB

 

 

 

 

 

 

No indication (Auto) MWB

NOTES:

This camcorder’s Automatic Colour Temperature system senses the colour temperature of the ambient lighting for automatic white balance adjustment. However, precise colour adjust- ment is not possible under the following conditions:

When an object is in various shades of the same colour.

When a predominantly red or brown object is being shot outdoors.

In these cases, use the camcorder’s built-in preset filters for white balance adjustment.

SELECT MODE

1 Turn the PROGRAM AE select dial to any position except AUTO LOCK.

SELECT FUNCTION

2 Press SELECT reapeatedly until "M.W.B." appears.

SELECT WHITE BALANCE

3 Press SET (Manual White Balance) until the required indication appears in the viewfinder.

“MWB” ..... With a memorized personal White Balance

setting (see below)

” ......... Outdoors on sunny day

”......... Outdoors on cloudy day

” .......... Light source is halogen or tungsten lamp

MWB sets the colour temperature for the subject’s light source so you can shoot with natural colours that are unaffected by surroundings, even when there are multiple subjects with different colour temperatures.

MWB

SELECT MODE

1 Turn the PROGRAM AE select dial to any position except AUTO LOCK.

ADJUST FOCUS

2 Point the camcorder at a white, flat object such as a sheet of white paper, and adjust focus manually (pg. 21).

ADJUST WHITE BALANCE

3 Press SET until “MWB” appears, then press and hold SET for more than 3 seconds.

“MWB” blinks in the viewfinder during adjustment, then stops blinking but stays lit when adjustment is complete.

To switch to automatic white balance adjustment, press SET until the indication disappears, or turn the PROGRAM AE select dial to “AUTO LOCK”.

Re-adjust the White Balance when the lighting has changed, when the camcorder has been turned on and off again, or when the PROGRAM AE select dial’s position has been changed.

It is helpful to connect your camcorder to a colour monitor when adjusting the white balance (“Basic Connections” pg. 32).

When adjusted by putting coloured paper in front of the subject in step 2 (“ADJUST FOCUS”), this unit makes its colour temperature standard for automatic white balance. So you can enjoy shooting with different colours. For example, when adjusting with red, blue or yellow colours, the image becomes the colour which aproximates to green, orange or purple respectively.

Manual White Balance Adjustment is not possible when the PROGRAM AE select dial is set to SEPIA (pg. 19).

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JVC GR-SZ5000 specifications Select White Balance, Adjust Focus, Adjust White Balance

GR-SZ5000 specifications

The JVC GR-SZ5000 is a compact and versatile camcorder that emerged as a prominent model during the early 2000s. Combining user-friendly features with advanced technology, it quickly became a favorite among amateur videographers and professionals alike.

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