Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued)
To adjust the shutter speed automatically
Press the SHUTTER SPEED button D twice, or set the AUTO/MANUAL switch
Fto AUTO.
The shutter speed value disappears, or 
appears next to the shutter speed value.
bNotes
•When you set the AUTO/MANUAL switch F to AUTO, other manually adjusted items (iris, gain, white balance) also become automatic.
Adjusting the volume of light (ND filter)
You can record the subject clearly by using the ND filter B when the recording environment is too bright.
There are 3 levels of ND filter setting. ND filter 1 reduces the volume of light to about 1/4, ND filter 2 to about 1/16 and ND filter 3 to about 1/64.
If 
flashes during the iris automatic adjustment, set the ND filter to 1. If 
flashes during the iris automatic adjustment, set the ND filter to 2. If 
flashes during the iris automatic adjustment, set the ND filter to 3.
The ND filter indicator will stop flashing and remain on the screen.
If 
flashes, set the ND filter to OFF. 
will disappear from the screen.
bNotes
•If you move the ND filters B during recording, the picture and sound may be distorted.
•When adjusting the iris manually, the ND filter indicator does not flash even if the light volume should be adjusted with the ND filter.
zTips
•While recording a bright subject, diffraction may occur if you close the aperture further down, resulting in a fuzzy focus (this is a
common phenomenon with video cameras). The ND filter B suppresses this phenomenon and gives better recording results.
You can adjust and fix the white balance according to the lighting conditions of recording environment. You can store white balance values in memory A (
A) and memory B (
B), respectively. Unless a white balance is readjusted, values will remain even after the power has been turned off.
When you select PRESET, either [OUTDOOR] or [INDOOR] is selected, according to which one you previously set with [WB PRESET] in the
(CAMERA SET) menu.
1 During recording or standby, set the AUTO/MANUAL switch D to
MANUAL.
2 Press the WHT BAL button A.
3 Set the white balance memory switch B to any one of
PRESET/A/B.
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