Sony HVR-Z5N Operating Manual page 34

Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued)
respectively. Unless a white balance is
readjusted, values will remain even after the
power has been turned off.
When you select PRESET, [OUTDOOR],
[INDOOR] or [MANU WB TEMP] is
selected, according to which one you
previously set with [WB PRESET] in the
(CAMERA SET) menu.
1
During recording or standby, set
the AUTO/MANUAL switch D to
MANUAL.
2
Press the WHT BAL button A.
3
Set the white balance memory
switch B to any one of
PRESET/A/B.
Select A or B for recording with the
white balance setting stored in memory
A or B.
Indicator
A
(Memory A)
B
(Memory B)
Outdoor
([OUTDOOR])
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Shooting conditions
• White balance values
adjusted for light
sources can be stored
in memory A and
memory B. Follow the
steps in "To save the
adjusted white balance
value in memory A or
B" (p. 34).
• Recording neon signs
or fireworks
• Recording sunset/
sunrise, just after
sunset or just before
sunrise
• Under daylight color
fluorescent lamps
Indicator
n
Indoor
([INDOOR])
Color
temperature
([MANU WB
TEMP])
z Tips
• You can change the outdoor white balance
setting by setting offset. Press
button C while
turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial E to select an
offset value from -7 (bluish) to 0 (normal, the
default setting) to +7 (reddish). You can also set
the white balance offset value from the menu
([WB OUTDR LVL], p. 70).
• You can change the color temperature. Set [WB
PRESET] to [MANU WB TEMP] and the white
balance memory switch B to PRESET, then
(one push) button C. Turn the
press the
SEL/PUSH EXEC dial E until the desired
temperature appears on the screen, then press
the dial to set the temperature. You can also set
the color temperature from the menu ([WB
TEMP SET], p. 70).
To save the adjusted white balance
value in memory A or B
1 Set the white balance memory switch to
A ( A) or B (
"Adjusting to natural color (White
balance)."
2 Capture a white subject, such as white
paper, full-screen in the same lighting
condition as the one in which the subject
is.
(one push) button C.
3 Press
A or B starts flashing rapidly. It
will stay on when the white balance
adjustment is completed and the
Shooting conditions
• Under the lighting
conditions that change
in many ways, such as
a party hall
• Under strong light
such as in a
photography studio
• Under sodium lamps
or mercury lamps
• Color temperature can
be set between 2300K
and 15000K (the
default setting is
6500K).
(one push)
(outdoor) is selected and
B) in step 3 of