White Balance

You can adjust the color balance to the recording environment.

1. - [Camera/Mic] - [Manual Settings] - [White Balance] - desired setting.

You can also use the WHITE BALANCE button for this setting.

Descriptions of menu items

(Auto) (default setting):

The white balance is adjusted automatically.

If you have changed the battery pack while [Auto] was selected, or taken this product outdoors after inside use (or vice versa), aim this product at a nearby white object for about 10 seconds for better color balance adjustment.

(Outdoor):

The white balance is appropriately adjusted for the following recording conditions:

Outdoors

Night views, neon signs and fireworks

Sunrise or sunset

Under daylight fluorescent lamps

(Indoor):

The white balance is appropriately adjusted for the following recording conditions:

Indoors

At party scenes or studios where the lighting conditions change quickly

Under video lamps in a studio, or under sodium lamps or incandescent-like color lamps

(Color Temp.):

Adjust the white balance according to the color temperature of the light source.

Select the color temperature and increase/decrease the value with /.

(One Push):

The white balance will be adjusted according to the ambient light.

1.Select .

2.Keep framing white object such as a piece of paper, to fill the LCD monitor under the same lightning conditions as you will shoot the subject.

3.Select .

If the lighting conditions changed by bringing this product outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa, you need to redo the [One Push] procedure to readjust the white balance.

Adjusting the white balance manually

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Sony FDR-AX100E, HDR-CX900E White Balance, Adjusting the white balance manually

FDR-AX100E, FDR-AX100, HDR-CX900E, HDR-CX900 specifications

The Sony HDR-CX900, FDR-AX100, FDR-AX100E, and HDR-CX900E are part of Sony's innovative lineup of camcorders that cater to both amateur and professional videographers. Each model is designed to offer exceptional image quality and user-friendly features.

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