To shoot in one-push white balance mode (MVC-CD400 only)

1Select [ONE PUSH]. The indicator appears.

2Shoot a white object such as a piece of paper filling the screen under the same lighting conditions as you will shoot the

subject.

3Press v.

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

To reactivate auto adjustment

Select [AUTO] in step 3.

•Under fluorescent lights that flicker, the white balance adjustment function may not work

correctly even though you select (fluorescent).

•When the flash strobes, the manual setting is canceled, and the image is recorded in [AUTO] mode.

•The indicator means:

Slow flashing: The white balance is not set or was not able to be set.

Quick flashing: The white balance is being adjusted (after you press v).

Lit steady: The white balance has been set.

•If the indicator keeps flashing even when you press v, record in automatic white balance mode.

•When you select the one-push white balance mode, the LCD screen momentarily turns blue.

Shooting techniques

The image is susceptible to lighting conditions. The image looks blue under sunlight in the summer, and looks red under mercury lamps. Human eyes can resolve these problems. However, the camera cannot resolve the problem without making adjustments. Normally, the camera adjusts automatically, but if the image appears in strange colors, we recommend that you change the white balance mode.

Shooting multiple frames

– Clip Motion

Mode dial:

You can shoot a number of consecutive still images (GIF animation). The GIF format has a small file size, making it convenient for creating home pages or attaching images to e-mail.

•Due to the limitations of the GIF format, the number of colors for Clip Motion images is reduced to 256 colors or less. Therefore, the image quality may deteriorate for some images.

NORMAL (160×120)

Clip Motion of up to 10 frames can be recorded. This is suitable for use on home pages, etc.

MOBILE (120×108)

Clip Motion of up to 2 frames can be recorded. This is suitable for use with portable data terminals.

•The file size is reduced in MOBILE mode, so the image quality deteriorates.

•For the number of images you can record in Clip Motion mode, see page 110.

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