Recording options

WHITE BALANCE

 

 

Submenu items

 

 

Using the White Balance function, you can select a setting that

 

 

 

 

 

matches the light illuminating the subject you are shooting (Daylight,

Items

Use

On-screen

Fluorescent, etc.) or let the camcorder make all adjustments

display

 

 

automatically. Based on your selection, the camcorder automatically

 

To let the camcorder adjust

 

adjusts the color of the subject so the colors in your recording look

Auto

the white balance automatically

-

natural.

 

 

 

 

according to the lighting conditions.

 

 

Select the Record (

/

) mode by pressing the MODE button.

Daylight

For recording in clear, outdoor

 

 

lighting.

 

 

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For recording in the shade or cloudy

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cloudy

 

 

 

 

 

 

weather.

 

1.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press the MENU button

 

STBY 0:00:00 [475Min]

Fluorescent

For recording under white

 

 

Control (Left/Right) button

 

fl uorescent lights.

 

 

White Balance

 

 

 

“White Balance.”

 

 

 

For recording under halogen lamps

 

 

 

 

Auto

Tungsten

 

 

 

 

 

and incandescent lights.

 

2.

 

 

 

Daylight

 

 

Select the desired submenu item

 

Lets you manually adjust the white

 

Cloudy

 

 

with the Control (Up/Down)

Exit

Custom WB

balance to match the light source or

 

 

button, and then press the

OK

 

situation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

button.

 

 

STBY 0:00:00 [475Min]

 

 

 

3. Press the MENU button to exit the

White Balance

 

 

 

Auto

 

 

 

 

menu.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Daylight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cloudy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exit

 

 

 

Understanding White Balance:

 

 

 

 

The White Balance (WB) function removes unrealistic color casts,

 

 

 

so that objects which appear white are rendered white in your

 

 

 

photo. Proper white balance has to take into account the “color

 

 

 

temperature” of a light source, which refers to the relative warmth

 

 

 

or coolness of white light produced by the light source.

 

 

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