Sony HDR-CX360 Operating Manual page 155

Camera/Mic
(Items for customized
shooting)
See "Using menus" (p. 74) on the operation.
The default settings are marked with .
White Balance
You can adjust the color balance to the
recording environment.
 Auto
The white balance is adjusted automatically.
Outdoor ( )
The white balance is appropriately adjusted
for the following recording conditions:
 Outdoors

Night views, neon signs and fireworks

Sunrise or sunset

Under daylight fluorescent lamps
Indoor ()
The white balance is appropriately adjusted
for the following recording conditions:

Indoors

At party scenes or studios where the
lighting conditions change quickly

Under video lamps in a studio, or under
sodium lamps or incandescent-like color
lamps
One Push ( )
The white balance will be adjusted
according to the ambient light.
 Touch [ ].

Frame a white object such as a piece of
paper, to fill the screen under the same
lighting conditions as you will shoot the
subject.

Touch [ ].

Notes
Set [White Balance] to [Auto] or adjust the

color in [One Push] under white or cool white
fluorescent lamps.
When you select [One Push], keep framing

white objects.
While the camcorder is recording a movie,

is grayed out and [One Push] cannot be set.
If you set [White Balance], [Scene Selection] is

set to [Auto].
Tips

If you have changed the battery pack while

[Auto] was selected, or taken your camcorder
outdoors after inside use (or vice versa), aim
your camcorder at a nearby white object for
about 10 seconds for better color balance
adjustment.
When the white balance has been set with [One

Push], if the lighting conditions changed by
bringing your camcorder outdoors from inside
the house, or vice versa, you need to redo the
[One Push] procedure to readjust the white
balance.
Spot Meter/Fcs (Spot meter/
focus)
You can adjust the brightness and focus for
the selected subject simultaneously. This
function enables you to use [Spot Meter]
(p. 79) and [Spot Focus] (p. 79) at the same
time.
Touch the subject of which you want to
adjust the brightness and focus.
To adjust the brightness and focus
automatically, touch [Auto].

Notes
[Exposure] and [Focus] are automatically set to

[Manual].
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