Recording In Natural Colours; Adjusting White Balance Manually - Panasonic NV-EX21EG Operating Instructions Manual

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Recording in Natural Colours

(White Balance)
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Depending on the scene or light condition, the Automatic White Balance
Adjustment Mode may not be able to bring out natural colours. (l 22, 56) In
W.B./SHUTTER/IRIS/
MF/VOL/JOG
such a case, the white balance can be adjusted manually.
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When the Movie Camera is turned on with the Lens Cap on, the automatic
white balance may not work properly. Please turn on the Movie Camera after
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removing the cap.
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To Resume Automatic Adjustment
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Turn the [PUSH] Dial until the [AWB] Indication is displayed. Or, set the Mode
Selector Switch to [AUTO].

Adjusting White Balance Manually

For light outside the functional Auto White Balance Adjustment range 1), use
MNL
the Manual White Balance Adjustment Mode.
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To Resume Automatic Adjustment
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Turn the [PUSH] Dial until the [AWB] Indication is displayed. Or, set the Mode
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Selector Switch to [AUTO].
ª About White Balance Sensor
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The White Balance Sensor
during recording.
≥Do not cover the White Balance Sensor with your hand during recording.
Otherwise, White Balance will not function normally.
Outside of the effective range of Automatic White Balance Adjustment, the
image will become reddish or bluish. Even within the effective range of
Automatic White Balance Adjustment, the Automatic White Balance
Adjustment may not function properly if there is more than one light source. In
this case, adjust the White Balance.
1) The effective range of Automatic White Balance Adjustment on this
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2) Blue sky
3) Cloudy sky (Rain)
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4) TV screen
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5) Sunlight
6) White fluorescent lamp
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7) 2 hour after sunrise or before sunset
8) 1 hour after sunrise or before sunset
9) Halogen light bulb
10) Incandescent light bulb
11) Sunrise or sunset
12) Candlelight
≥For other notes concerning this item, see page 47.
Set the Mode Selector Switch to [MNL].
≥The [MNL] Indication appears.
Press the [PUSH] Dial.
Turn the [PUSH] Dial to set a desired White Balance Mode.
Automatic White Balance Adjustment [AWB]
Indoor Mode (recording under incandescent lamp) [{]
Outdoor Mode [z]
The white balalnce setting that was previously set manually [1]
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Attach the Lens Cap and zoom in until the entire screen
becomes white.
Set the Mode Selector Switch to [MNL].
≥The [MNL] Indication appears.
Keep pressing [PUSH] Dial until the [
flashing.
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Movie Camera
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determines the nature of the light source