Panasonic VDR-M70PP, VDR-M50PP Adjusting Color White Balance, Setting white balance manually

Adjusting Color (White Balance)

This DVD Video Camera automatically adjusts the color of subject. Change the white balance setting depending on the recording conditions.

Mode	Setting contents	On-screen
		display
Auto	White balance always	None
	automatically adjusted
Set	You can manually adjust
	white balance to match	h
	the light source or
	situation
Outdoor	To record in fine weather	i

•Setting white balance manually

1 Point the DVD Video Camera at a white object so that it fills the screen. Use an object

that is not transparent.

If the object that fills

the screen is not White thick paper focused, correct the

focus using “Manual Focus”, P. 64.

Indoor	To record under
	incandescent light,
	halogen light or bulb-	j
	color type fluorescent
	light

2

Press the MENU button, choose “White Bal.”, “Set”, and then press the Abutton.

Camer a Func t i ons	Setup
P r og r am AE
Wh i t e Ba l .	Aut o
E I S	Set
D i g . Zoom	Ou t door

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2

Press the MENU button, choose “White Bal.” on the “Camera Functions Setup” menu screen, and then press the Abutton.

Choose the desired option, and then press the A

Camer a	Func t i ons	Setup
P r og r am AE
Wh i t e Ba l .		Aut o
E I S		Set
D i g . Zoom		Ou t door
Wi n d Cu t		I ndoor
W i d e
ENTER	RETURN	RAM

0 : 0 0 : 0 0

3

Hold Apressed until the “h“ indicator changes from blinking to a steady light.

When the “h“ indicator lights, the white balance setting will be complete.

	Wi n d Cu t		I ndoor
	W i d e
ENTER		RETURN	RAM

Set EXIT RAM

button.

REM 3 0 MIN

4 Press the gbutton to end the

setting.

FINE	8	: 0 0 AM
	S E P 3 0	2 0 0 4

White balance mode

3 Press the MENU button to end the setting.

Note:

•The white balance mode can be confirmed using the on- screen information.

•In Set mode, resetting will be necessary when the DVD Video Camera is turned off. (All other modes of the white balance will be stored in memory.)

•If “Input Source: LINE” or “S LINE” has been specified, you cannot use the “Set” mode of white balance (P. 88).

	0 : 0 0 : 0 0
	REM 3 0 MIN
FINE	8 : 0 0 AM
	S E P 3 0 2 0 0 4

Note:

•It is recommended that you specify “Dig. Zoom: Off” (See page 57) before setting white balance.

•Do not use a colored object when setting white balance: The appropriate tint cannot be set.

•The white balance cannot be set when the digital zoom is engaged or under low light: The “h” indicator will blink at this time.

•If the white balance that was manually set before is kept, the “h” indicator will blink (re-setting the white balance will change the “h” indicator to a steady light).

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