Canon VIXIA HF200 Instruction Manual page 74

Options(*
Default
value)
[AWt_ Autematic]* The camcorder automatically sets the white bal-
ance for natural looking colors.
[_ #ay|ight] To record outdoors on a bright day.
['_,_ Shade] To record in shaded places.
[_ C|eudy] To record on a cloudy day.
[_ Tungsten] To record under tungsten and tungsten-type
(3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
[ _ F|ueteseent] To record under warm white, cool white or warm-
white-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
[_}=|uereseent HI To record under daylight or daylight-type
(3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
[_ Custem WB] Use the custom white balance setting to make
white subjects appear white under colored lighting.
© [AWt} Automatic] O Desired option* O _
* When you select [_"_ Custom WB], do not press _ and continue instead with
the following procedure,
To set the custom white balance
1 Point the camcorder at a white object, zoom in until it fills the whole
screen and press 8.
When the adjustment is completed, 2_ stops flashing and stays on.
The camcorder retains the custom setting even if you turn off the
camcorder.
2 Press _ to save the setting and close the menu.
(_ NOTES
* When you select the custom white balance:
- Set the custom white balance in a sufficiently illuminated place.
- Turn off the digital zoom (83 137).
- Reset the white balance when the lighting conditions change.
- Depending on the light source, ,#_ may keep flashing. The result will
still be better than with [AWl] Automatic].
• Custom white balance may provide better results in the following cases:
- Changing lighting conditions
- Close-ups
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