Sony mvc-cd250 Operating Instructions Manual page 77

appears.
@Shoot a white object such as a piece of
paper filling the screen under the same
lighting conditions as you will shoot the
subject.
indicator flashes quickly.
When the white balance has been
adjusted and stored in the memory, the
indicator stops flashing.
e Under fluorescent lights that flicker, the white
balance adjustment function may not work
correctly even though you select #
(Ruorescent).
* When the flash strobes, the manual setting is
canceled. and the image is recorded in [AUTO]
mod
eTbe indicator mearrs:
Slow flashing: The white balance is not sel or
was not able to be set.
mode.
indicator keeps flashing even when
, record in automatic white balance
0 When you select the one-push white baiance
mode, the LCD screw momentwily turns blue.
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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.
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.
Clip Motion of up to 10 frames CBA be
recorded. This is suitable for use on home
pages, etc.
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 MQBlLE mode, so
the image quality deteriorates.
5 For the number of images you can record in
Clip Motion mode, see page 110.