Auto White Balance (Awb); Color Temperature/Preset White Balance - Canon XF705 Instruction Manual

White Balance

Auto White Balance (AWB)

The camcorder constantly adjusts the white balance automatically to achieve an appropriate level. The
camcorder will adjust the white balance if the light source changes.
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Set the AWB switch to ON.
• The camcorder will adjust the white balance automatically.
• The color temperature and CC value set automatically by the
camcorder will appear at the bottom of the screen with an
icon next to it.
NOTES NOTES
• Custom white balance may provide better results in the
following cases:
- Changing lighting conditions
- Close-ups
- Subjects in a single color (sky, sea or forest)
- Under mercury lamps and certain types of fluorescent and LED lights
• You can use the
white balance changes in auto white balance (AWB) mode.
• If you set an assignable button to [AWB Lock] (A 117), you can press the button to lock the current white
balance settings set automatically by the camcorder. To cancel the lock, press the button again (resume auto
white balance mode) or select a different white balance setting.

Color Temperature/Preset White Balance

1 Set the AWB switch to OFF and the WHITE BAL. switch
to PRESET.
2 Press the FUNC button to enter the direct setting mode
and press again as necessary to highlight the white
balance mode.
3 Push the joystick up/down to select the
(preset white balance), or the
temperature setting).
• Alternatively, you can also use the
[v " Camera Setup] > [White Balance: PRESET]
setting to select in advance the white balance mode
assigned to the WHITE BAL. switch's PRESET position.
4 Press SET to apply the stored preset white balance/
color temperature settings.
• The selected color temperature and CC value will appear at the bottom of the screen next to the white
balance mode icon.
• If necessary, you can adjust the color temperature and CC value with the following procedure.
> [v " Camera Setup] > [AWB Response] setting to change how quickly the
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