Canon Legria HF20 Instruction Manual page 70

Options
( Default value)
[ Automatic]
ance for natural looking colors.
[ Daylight]
[ Shade]
[ Cloudy]
[ Tungsten]
(3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
[ Fluorescent]
white-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
[ Fluorescent H]
(3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
[ Custom WB]
white subjects appear white under colored lighting.
[ Automatic]
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* When you select [
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
When the adjustment is completed,
The camcorder retains the custom setting even if you turn off the
camcorder.
2 Press
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NOTES
• When you select the custom white balance:
- Set the custom white balance in a sufficiently illuminated place.
- Turn off the digital zoom (
- Reset the white balance when the lighting conditions change.
- Depending on the light source,
still be better than with [
• Custom white balance may provide better results in the following cases:
- Changing lighting conditions
- Close-ups
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Video
The camcorder automatically sets the white bal-
To record outdoors on a bright day.
To record in shaded places.
To record on a cloudy day.
To record under tungsten and tungsten-type
To record under warm white, cool white or warm-
To record under daylight or daylight-type
Use the custom white balance setting to make
Desired option*
Custom WB], do not press
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to save the setting and close the menu.
Automatic].
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stops flashing and stays on.
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may keep flashing. The result will
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and continue instead with