w; WHITE BAL (white balance memory) switch
This switch determines the source of the white balance settings. PRST (preset): Adjusts the color temperature corresponding to the
2 position of the FILTER selector (outer knob). Use the PRST setting when you have no time to adjust the white balance.
A or B: When the AUTO W/B BAL switch is pushed to WHT, the white balance is automatically adjusted according to the current position of the FILTER selector (outer knob), and the adjusted value is stored in either memory A or memory B. (There are two memories for each
CCfilter, so a total of eight adjustments can be stored.) When the FILTER selector (outer knob) is at the same position as it was when this WHITE BAL switch was adjusted, the stored value is called from memory, and the camcorder automatically adjusts itself to that value.
B (ATW): When this switch is set to B whereas, on the FUNCTION 2 page of the OPERATION menu, WHITE B CH is set to ATW 1), the ATW is activated.
When this switch is adjusted, the new setting will be indicated on the setting change/adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen for about 3 seconds.
You can assign the ATW ON/OFF function to the ASSIGN 1 switch
For details, see
wa TURBO GAIN button
When shooting under extremely poor lighting conditions, slide the cover of this button to the left and press the button once to boost the video gain to the value preset on the GAIN SW page of the USER menu (up to 42 dB, factory setting: 42 dB). To stop boosting the gain, press the button once more.
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1)ATW (Auto Tracing White Balance)
The white balance of the picture being shot is adjusted automatically for the varying lighting conditions.