Sony HVR-Z5C Service Manual page 334

Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued)
selected, according to which one you
previously set with [WB PRESET] in the
(CAMERA SET) menu.
1
During recording or standby, set
the AUTO/MANUAL switch D to
MANUAL.
2
Press the WHT BAL button A.
3
Set the white balance memory
switch B to any one of
PRESET/A/B.
Select A or B for recording with the
white balance setting stored in memory
A or B.
Indicator
A
(Memory A)
B
(Memory B)
Outdoor
([OUTDOOR])
n
Indoor
([INDOOR])
32
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. 32).
• Recording neon signs
or fireworks
• Recording sunset/
sunrise, just after
sunset or just before
sunrise
• 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
Indicator
Color
temperature
([MANU WB
TEMP])
z Tips
• You can change the outdoor white balance
setting by setting offset. Press
button C while
turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial E to select an
offset value from -7 (bluish) to 0 (normal, the
default setting) to +7 (reddish). You can also set
the white balance offset value from the menu
([WB OUTDR LVL], p. 68).
• You can change the color temperature. Set [WB
PRESET] to [MANU WB TEMP] and the white
balance memory switch B to PRESET, then
(one push) button C. Turn the
press 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. 68).
To save the adjusted white balance
value in memory A or B
1 Set the white balance memory switch to
A ( A) or B (
"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.
(one push) button C.
3 Press
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
Press the WHT BAL button A or set the
AUTO/MANUAL switch D to AUTO.
Shooting conditions
• Color temperature can
be set between 2300K
and 15000K (the
default setting is
6500K).
(one push)
(outdoor) is selected and
B) in step 3 of
A or