Sony HVR-S270E Operating Manual page 36

Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued)
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Set the WHT BAL switch D to
any one of PRST/A/B.
Select A or B for recording with the
white balance setting stored in memory
A or B. Select PRST for recording with
the white balance setting set in
[OUTDOOR], [INDOOR] or [MANU
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. Push the WHT/BLK
switch A to WHT and turn the SEL/PUSH
EXEC dial E to select an offset value from
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(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. 36).
• 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).
-7 (bluish) to 0 (normal, the default setting) to
+7 (reddish). Press the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial
E to set the value. You can also set the white
balance offset value from the menu
([WB OUTDR LVL] p. 68).
• You can change the color temperature when you
set [WB PRESET] to [MANU WB TEMP] and
the WHT BAL switch D to PRST. Push the
WHT/BLK switch A to WHT. Turn the SEL/
PUSH EXEC dial E until the desired
temperature appears on the screen, then press
the dial to set the temperature. You can also set
the color temperature from the menu ([WB
TEMP SET] p. 69).
To save the adjusted white balance
value in memory A or B
1 Set the WHT BAL switch D to A (
A) or B ( B) in step 3 of "Adjusting
to natural color (White balance)."
2 Capture a white subject, such as white
paper, full-screen in the same lighting
condition as the one in which the subject
is.
3 Push the WHT/BLK switch A to
WHT.
A or B starts flashing rapidly. It
will stay on when the white balance
adjustment is completed and the
adjusted value is stored in
B.
To adjust the white balance
automatically
Set the ATW switch B to ON or the
CAMERA MODE switch C to AUTO.
The lamp above the ATW switch B turns
on when you set the ATW switch B to
ON. The lamps above the respective
switches will turn on when you set the
CAMERA MODE switch C to AUTO.
b Notes
• When you set the CAMERA MODE switch C
to AUTO, other manual adjustments (iris, gain,
and shutter speed) also become automatic.
A or