4-1 Adjusting the Black

Balance and the White

Balance

Conditions may require that both the black balance and the white balance be adjusted.

The black balance will require adjustment in the following cases.

•When the camcorder is first used

•When the camcorder has not been used for a long time

•When the camcorder is used under conditions in which the surrounding temperature has changed greatly

•When the GAIN selector values have been changed

It is not usually necessary to adjust the black balance when using the camcorder after it has been briefly off.

Always readjust the white balance when the lighting conditions change.

If the black balance or white balance adjustment is started when the display mode is set to 2 or 3, messages that report on the adjustment progress and results are displayed on the viewfinder screen. Change the display mode to 1 to suppress these messages.

For information about setting the display mode, see Section 4-8-3 “Display Mode

and Setting Change and Adjustment Progress Messages” (page 4-58).

Note

The black balance and white balance cannot be adjusted while the setup menu is displayed on the viewfinder screen. Always set the MENU ON/ OFF/PAGE switch to OFF before starting these adjustments.

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording

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Recording for Settings and Adjustments