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To return the setting to automatic
exposure
Follow steps 1 to 3, then touch [
step 4. Or set [EXPOSURE] to [
(p. 28).
b Notes
• You cannot use the Flexible spot meter together with
the NightShot plus function.
• If you set [PROGRAM AE], [SPOT METER] is
automatically set to [
z Tip
• If you set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is
automatically set to [MANUAL].
Adjusting the white balance
manually
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment. The
indicators in parentheses appear when the
setting is selected.
[
AUTO]
Select when you want to record with the
white balance adjusted automatically.
[OUTDOOR] (
)
Select when recording a sunset/sunrise,
general night views, neon signs, fireworks, or
when under daylight fluorescent lamps.
[INDOOR] (
)
n
Select when recording at a party or in studios
where lighting conditions change quickly.
And also, select when under video lamps
such as those in a studio, under sodium
lamps, mercury lamps or warm white
fluorescent lamps.
[ONE PUSH] (
)
Select when you want to record with the
white balance adjusted depending on the light
source.
1
Slide the POWER switch to select the
CAMERA mode.
AUTO] in
AUTO]
AUTO].
2
Touch
to display [PAGE1].
3
Touch [WHT BAL].
4
Touch the desired effect.
When you touch [ONE PUSH]
1
Frame a white object such as a piece of
paper filling the screen under the same
lighting conditions as you will shoot the
subject.
2
Touch
.
flashes quickly.
When the white balance has been
adjusted and stored in the memory, the
indicator stops flashing.
5
Touch
.
6
Touch
.
b Notes
• You cannot use the white balance together with the
NightShot plus function.
• The setting returns to [
disconnect the power source from your camcorder
for more than 5 minutes.
• Do not shake or strike the camcorder while
flashes quickly.
• When
flashes slowly, the white balance is not
set or was not able to be set.
• If
keeps flashing even when you touch
, set [WHT BAL] to [
z Tips
• For better color balance adjustment when [WHT
BAL] is set to [
AUTO], aim your camcorder at a
nearby white object for about 10 seconds after
setting the POWER switch to CAMERA when:
– You remove the battery pack for replacement.
– You bring your camcorder outdoors from inside
the house while using fixed exposure, or bring
your camcorder in from outside.
• Redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure when:
– You changed the [PROGRAM AE] settings when
[WHT BAL] is set to [ONE PUSH].
– You brought your camcorder outdoors from inside
the house, or vice versa.
• Set [WHT BAL] to [
under white or cool white fluorescent lamps.
AUTO] when you
AUTO].
AUTO] or [ONE PUSH]
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