Adjusting To Natural Color (White Balance) - Sony HVR-Z7U Operating Manual

Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued)
Adjusting to natural color (White
balance)
GAIN WHT BAL
L
M
H
You can adjust and fix the white balance
according to the lighting conditions of
recording environment. You can store white
balance values in memory A (
memory B (
white balance is readjusted, values will
remain even after the power has been
turned off.
1
During recording or standby, set
the AUTO/MANUAL switch E to
MANUAL.
2
Press the WHT BAL button B.
3
Set the white balance memory
switch A to any one of
PRESET/A/B.
Select A or B for recording with the
white balance setting stored in memory
A or B. Select PRESET for recording
with the white balance setting set in
[OUTDOOR], [INDOOR] or [MANU
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SHUTTER
AUTO MANUAL
SPEED
SEL / PUSH EXEC
MENU
B
A
PRESET
A) and
B), respectively. Unless a
WB TEMP], which you have selected in
[WB PRESET] of the
SET) menu.
Indicator
A
(Memory A)
B
(Memory B)
Outdoor
([OUTDOOR])
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 D 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. 68).
• You can change the color temperature. Set [WB
PRESET] to [MANU WB TEMP] and the white
balance memory switch A to PRESET, then
press the (one push) button C. Turn the
SEL/PUSH EXEC dial D until the desired
temperature appears on the screen, then press
(CAMERA
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. 33).
• Recording sunset/
sunrise, just after
sunset or just before
sunrise
• Recording neon signs
or fireworks
• Under daylight color
fluorescent lamps
• 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