windows that comes in between the camcorder and the subject.PORTRAIT (Soft portrait) ()

Select to bring out the subject such as people or flowers while creating a soft background.

SPOTLIGHT**()

Select to prevent people’s faces from appearing excessively white when subjects are lit by strong light.

BEACH** ()Select to take the vivid blue of the ocean or a lake.SNOW** ()Select to take bright pictures of a white landscape.

*Adjusted to focus on subjects farther away only.

**Adjusted not to focus on subjects a short distance away.

bNotes

•If you set [SCENE SELECTION], [WHITE BAL.] setting is canceled.

•If you switch to movie recording after shooting still images with [TWILIGHT PORT.], movies are recorded with [AUTO].

WHITE BAL. (White balance)

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

BAUTO

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 (n)

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

ONE PUSH ()The white balance will be adjusted according to the ambient light.1Touch [ONE PUSH].

2Frame a white object such as a piece of paper, to fill the screen under the same lighting conditions as you will shoot the subject.

3Touch [].

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

bNotes

•Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps.

•When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing

white objects while is flashing quickly.

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