•If you set [SPOT METER], the exposure is set to the manual mode automatically.

WHITE BAL. (White balance)

You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment. Set the AUTO LOCK switch to OFF beforehand (p. 27).

AUTO

The white balance is adjusted automatically.

OUTDOOR ( )

The white balance is adjusted to be appropriate for the following recording conditions:

–Outdoors

–Night views, neon signs and fireworks

–Sunrise or sunset

–Under daylight fluorescent lamps

INDOOR ()

The white balance is adjusted to be appropriate for the following recording conditions:

–Indoors

–At party scenes or studios where the lighting conditions change quickly

–Under the video lamps of those at a studio, or under sodium lamps or incandescent-like color lamps

ONE PUSH ()

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

Touch [ONE PUSH].

Frame a white object such as a piece of paper, to fill the screen under the same lighting conditions as you will shoot the subject.

Touch [].

flashes quickly. When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory, the indicator stops flashing.

•Keep framing a white object while is flashing quickly.

• flashes slowly if white balance

could not be set.

 

• If

 

keeps flashing even after you

 

 

have touched

 

, set [WHITE BAL.]

 

to [AUTO].

 

 

• When you have changed the battery pack while [AUTO] is selected, select [AUTO] and aim your camcorder at a nearby white object for about 10 seconds for better color balance adjustment.

• Redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure if you change the [PROGRAM AE] settings, or bring your camcorder outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa.

• To adjust the white balance under white or cool white fluorescent lamps, set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO], or follow the procedure when using [ONE PUSH].

• The setting returns to [AUTO] when you set the

POWER switch to OFF (CHG) for more than Using 12 hours.

the

SHARPNESS

 

 

 

Menu

You can adjust the sharpness of the image

outline with

 

 

 

/

 

. appears when

 

 

 

 

 

the sharpness is anything other than the default setting.

Soften Sharpen

SHUTTR SPEED

You can manually adjust and fix the shutter speed for your convenience. Depending on the shutter speed, you can make the subject look still, or on the contrary, emphasize the fluidity of movement. Set the AUTO LOCK switch to OFF beforehand (p. 27).

AUTO

Select to adjust the shutter speed automatically.

MANUAL

Adjust the shutter speed using

/ .

You can select a shutter speed between 1/10000 second and 1/4 second.

Slower 125, 180, 250 Faster

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