Advanced recordings

White Balance

The colour of your image depends on the type and quality of the light source. If you want the colour of your image to be realistic, select an appropriate lighting condition to calibrate the white balance.

1Press the Home ( ) button p touch “Manual” p

touch the White Balance ( ) tab.

2Touch the desired submenu item.

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White Balance : Auto

Submenu items

Auto ( ): Adjusts the white balance automatically according to the recording conditions.

Daylight ( ): Use outdoors in normal daylight. Adjusts the white balance according to outdoor lighting conditions.

Cloudy ( ): Use when recording in the shade or cloudy weather.

Fluorescent (): Use when recording under white fluorescent lights.

Tungsten ( ): Use when recording under halogen lamps and incandescent lights.

Custom WB ( ): Lets you manually adjust the white balance to match the light source or situation.

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Understanding White Balance

White balance (WB) is the process of removing unrealistic colour casts, so that objects which appear white are rendered white in your image. Proper white balance has to take into account the “colour temperature” of a light source, which refers to the relative warmth or coolness of white light.

To set the white balance manually

1Press the Home ( ) button p touch “Manual” p touch the

White Balance ( ) tab p touch the Custom WB ( ) tab.

The “() Set White Balance” indicator appears.

2Fill the screen with a white object, and then touch the ( ) tab.

The white balance setting is stored.

The stored white balance setting will be applied the next time you record.

• When setting the white balance manually, the subject must be white, otherwise, your camcorder may not detect an appropriate setting value.

The adjusted setting remains until you set the white balance again.

During normal outdoor recording, setting to “Auto” may provide better results.

Cancel the digital zoom function for clear and precise setting. ¬page 65

Reset the white balance if light conditions change.

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