Setting The White Balance - Canon XL H1 Instruction Manual

Setting the White Balance

The camcorder uses an electronic white balance process to calibrate the picture for accurate color
display under different lighting conditions.
In addition to the fully automated mode, white balance modes include an indoor mode, an outdoor mode,
a color temperature setting and two user presets that can be memorized.
Auto
(Outdoor)
(Indoor)
K (Color temperature) Setting depending on the hue of a specific lighting (2,800 - 12,000ºK in 100ºK
Preset 1, 2
WHITE BALANCE dial
WHITE BALANCE
Selecting an Automated White Balance Setting
1. Set the POWER dial to a recording program other than
2. Press the WHITE BALANCE dial so that it pops out.
3. Set the WHITE BALANCE dial to A,
Setting the Color Temperature
1. Set the POWER dial to a recording program other than
2. Set the WHITE BALANCE dial to K.
The color temperature currently set will be displayed.
3. Press the WHITE BALANCE
The color temperature display will start flashing.
4. Turn the SELECT dial to set the desired color temperature.
5. Press the WHITE BALANCE
The color temperature display stops flashing and stays on.
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Automated adjustment of white balance
Bright sunlight (5,600ºK)
Incandescent light (3,200ºK)
increments)
Custom preset (3,200 - 5,600ºK)
POWER dial
button
button.
button again.
Zoom lever
or .
Zoom ring
.
.