White Balance

The white balance setting is used to set the correct color balance under different lighting conditions. Without the correct white balance setting, white objects would look red under artificial lighting, or blue in sunlight.

Your DV camera can automatically set the white balance for you, but you may wish to set it manually for unusual lighting conditions or special effects. The White Balance setting can be accessed from either Photo mode or Video mode. To access the White Balance setting:

1.Turn on the DV camera and make sure that it is in either Photo mode or Video mode. See Modes on page 16.

2. Press the MENU button at the rear of the DV camera to display the main menu screen.

3. Use the / button on the rear of the DV camera to select the White Balance icon.

4.Press the button to display the White Balance options.

5. Use the / button to select a

White Balance option. You can choose to set the White Balance setting to Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent, or Auto.

When set to Auto the DV camera detects the ambient light and sets White Balance automatically.

6.Press the button to confirm your choice

7.Press the MENU button to exit the menu.

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Microtek MV300 manual White Balance

MV300 specifications

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