34 EN RECORDING FEATURES
White Balance

 

Manual White Balance Adjustment

The white balance is usually adjusted

1 Select [MWB] in WB menu. ( pg. 34)

automatically for correctness of the color

2 Hold a sheet of

 

reproduction under various lighting. However,

plain white paper in

 

you can also select the following modes

front of the subject.

 

according to the shooting situations.

Adjust zoom or

 

1 Select [WB] in the MSET menu. ( pg. 32)

position yourself so

 

that the white paper

 

2 Press

/

to select the desired mode.

 

fills the screen.

White paper

MWB: For adjusting the white balance

3 Press and hold

 

manually depending on the light source.

 

49 until

indicator begins blinking then

 “Manual White Balance Adjustment”

stops blinking.

 

( pg. 34)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FINE: When shooting outdoors on a sunny

NOTES:

 

 

day.

 

 

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

CLOUD: When shooting outdoors on a

paper. In such a case, adjust with manual

cloudy day.

 

 

focusing. ( pg. 33)

 

HALOGEN: When a video light or similar

● A subject can be shot under various types of

type of lighting is used.

lighting conditions indoors (natural, fluorescent,

3 Press 49. The setting is completed.

candlelight, etc.). Because the color temperature

is different depending on the light source, the

4 Press

(

) to close the MSET menu.

subject tint will differ depending on the white

To return to automatic white balance

balance settings. Use this function for a more

natural result.

Select [AUTO] in step 2.

● Once you adjust white balance manually, the

 

 

setting is retained even if the power is turned off or

 

the battery is removed.