Setup Menu: Continued

AWC --> SET: Allows you to create a custom white balance. You’ll need a sheet of thick white card/paper. Hold the paper in front of the camera so that it covers just over half the viewing area. If you are using a camera with a vari-focal lens (such as the PRO-680/681) adjust the focus so that the piece of paper’s edge is sharp and clear. Then, press SELECT. The camera will use the white card/paper to ascertain the color of the light, and will adjust itself accordingly.

Manual: Click SELECT to open the Manual White Balance control menu. Here, you’ll be able to have full control of how the camera determines color. For a rundown of the Manual White Balance Control menu, see page 19.

Backlight: Controls what part of your images the camera will try and properly represent, and how it responds to really bright lights.

OFF: The default setting. The camera will try and expose the whole scene evenly. This may cause some areas to black out (under-expose) or white out (over-expose).

BLC (Backlight Compensation): The camera will try to expose things in the foreground properly, even if this means that the background will over-expose/ white out. Press SELECT to open the BLC Menu, where you can fine-tune how the camera responds to backlighting.

HLC (Highlight Compensation): Places a black mask over extreme highlights in your images. It can be useful to block out, for example, a bright window during the day or car headlights at night. Press SELECT to open the HLC menu to control how and when highlight masking will occur.

Reset: Possibly the most important menu item of them all! If you find that the camera is behaving strangely, then chances are something has been set amiss.

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