Recording In Natural Colors (White Balance); Adjusting White Balance Manually - Panasonic Digital Palmcorder PV-DV953 Operating Instructions Manual

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Recording in Natural Colors
Depending on the scene or light conditions, the Automatic White Balance
Adjustment Mode may not be able to bring out natural colors. In such a case,
the white balance can be adjusted manually.
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Set the Mode Selector Switch to [MANUAL].
AUTO ≥The [MNL] Indication appears.
MANUAL
AE LOCK
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Repeatedly press the [W.B.] Button to select a desired White
FOCUS
Balance Mode.
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W.B.
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Automatic White Balance Adjustment
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Indoor Mode (shooting under incandescent lighting) [{]
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Outdoor Mode [z]
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Fluorescent light Mode [|]
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The White Balance setting that was previously set manually [1]
To Resume Automatic Adjustment
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Press the [W.B.] Button repeatedly until the White Balance Mode Indications
are no longer displayed. Or, set the [AUTO/MANUAL/AE LOCK] Switch to
[AUTO].
1 ≥When power is turned on with the Lens Cap on, the Automatic White
Balance Adjustment may not function properly. Please turn on the
Palmcorder after removing the Lens Cap.
≥For other notes, see page 68.
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Adjusting White Balance Manually

When the Auto White Balance Adjustment function does not operate suitably
under the existing light conditions, use the Manual White Balance Adjustment
mode.
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Set the Mode Selector Switch to [MANUAL].
≥The [MNL] Indication
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Point the Palmcorder at a full-screen white subject, and then
keep the [W.B.] Button pressed until indication [
stops flashing.
≥When the [1] Indication flashes after turning the Palmcorder on, the
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previously adjusted white balance setting is still kept.
To Resume Automatic Adjustment
Press the [W.B.] Button repeatedly until the White Balance Mode Indications
are no longer displayed. Or, set the [AUTO/MANUAL/AE LOCK] Switch to
[AUTO].
ª About White Balance Sensor
The White Balance Sensor
during recording.
≥Do not cover the White Balance Sensor with your hand during recording.
Otherwise, White Balance will not work normally.
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Use of Auto White Balance Adjustment in inappropriate lighting conditions
may result in reddish or bluish images. Where the subject is surrounded by
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many light-sources, Auto White Balance Adjustment may not operate
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properly. In such a case, we suggest that you adjust the White Balance.
1) The range that is controlled by the Auto White Balance Adjustment Mode
of this Palmcorder
2) Blue sky
3) Cloudy sky (Rain)
4) TV screen
5) Sunlight
6) White fluorescent light
7) Halogen light bulb
8) Incandescent light bulb
9) Sunrise and sunset
10) Candlelight
≥For other notes, see page 68.
(White Balance)
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appears.
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determines the nature of the light source
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