Backlight Compensation; White Balance Adjustment; Manual White Balance Adjustment - JVC GR-DV500 Instructions Manual

Backlight Compensation

Backlight compensation
brightens the subject
quickly.
Press BACK LIGHT. The
indicator is displayed
and the subject is
brightened. If pressed
again, disappears and
the brightness returns to the previous level.
Using the BACK LIGHT Button may cause the light
around the subject to become too bright and the
subject to become white.
Backlight compensations is also available when
the Power Switch is set to "A".

White Balance Adjustment

The white balance that refers to the correctness of
color reproduction under various lighting. If the
white balance is correct, all other colors will be
accurately reproduced.
The white balance is usually adjusted automatically.
However, more advanced camcorder operators
control this function manually to achieve a more
professional color/tint reproduction.
AUTO: White balance is adjusted automatically.
MWB: Adjust the white balance manually
when shooting under various types of lighting.
(

"Manual White Balance Adjustment")

FINE: Outdoors on a sunny day.
CLOUD: Outdoors on a cloudy day.
HALOGEN: A video light or similar type of
lighting is used.
For the setting, refer to "Changing The Menu
Settings" ( pg. 31).
The selected mode indicator except "AUTO"
appears.
To return to automatic white balance...
Set "u" to "AUTO". (
Power Switch to "A".
NOTE:
White balance cannot be used when "r" is set to
"SEPIA" or "MONOTONE". (
BACK LIGHT Button
(Factory-preset: AUTO)
pg. 31, 34) Or, set the
pg. 34)
Manual White Balance Adjustment
Adjust the white balance manually when shooting
under various types of lighting.
Lock Button
Power Switch
MENU Wheel
1
Set the Power Switch to "M" while pressing down
the Lock Button located on the switch.
2
Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the
viewfinder fully.
3
Set "u" to "MWB". (
The indication blinks slowly.
4
Remove the lens cap.
5
Hold a sheet of plain white paper in front of the
subject. Adjust zoom or position yourself so that
the white paper fills the screen.
6
Press the MENU Wheel in until
blinking rapidly.
When the setting is completed,
normal blinking.
7
Press the MENU Wheel in twice. The Menu
Screen closes and the Manual White Balance
indicator is displayed.
NOTES:
In step 5, it may be difficult to focus on the white
paper. In such a case, adjust focus manually.
( pg. 45)
A subject can be shot under various types of
lighting conditions indoors (natural, fluorescent,
candlelight, etc.). Because the color temperature is
different depending on the light source, the
subject tint will differ depending on the white
balance settings. Use this function for a more
natural result.
Once you adjust white balance manually, the
setting is retained even if the power is turned off or
the battery removed.
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White paper
pg. 31, 34)
begins
resumes