*Your camcorder is adjusted to focus only on subjects in the middle to far distance. **Your camcorder is adjusted to focus only on distant subjects.

SPOT METER

See page 33 for details.

EXPOSURE

See page 33 for details.

WHITE BAL.

You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment.

G AUTO

Select when you want to record with the white balance adjusted

 

automatically.

HOLD ( ) Select when recording a single-colored subject or background.

OUTDOOR ( ) • Select when recording a sunset/sunrise, general night views, neon signs, or fireworks.

• Select when under daylight fluorescent lamps.

INDOOR (n) • Select when recording at a party or in studios where lighting conditions change quickly.

•Select when under video lamps such as those in a studio, under sodium lamps, mercury lamps or warm white fluorescent lamps.

bNote

•The setting returns to [AUTO] when you disconnect the power source from your camcorder for more than 5 minutes.

zTips

•For better color balance adjustment when [WHITE BAL.] is set to [AUTO], aim your camcorder at a nearby white object for about 10 seconds after setting the POWER switch to CAMERA-TAPE when:

–You remove the battery pack for replacement.

–You bring your camcorder outdoors from inside the house while using fixed exposure, or bring your camcorder in from outside.

•Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] and reset it to [HOLD] after few seconds when:

–You changed the [PROGRAM AE] settings when [WHITE BAL.] is set to [HOLD].

–You brought your camcorder outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa.

•Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or [HOLD] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps.

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