Adjusting White Balance Settings; Custom White Balance - Canon XF705 Instruction Manual

Adjusting White Balance Settings

When the white balance mode is set to ¼, É (preset white balance) or È (color temperature), you can change
the color temperature and CC value (color compensation along the green/magenta gradation).
1 Select one of the white balance modes that can be adjusted.
Adjustment ranges
White balance mode
¼
(daylight)
É
(tungsten lamp)
È
(color temperature)
2 Press the Å button.
• The camera will enter direct setting mode with the color temperature highlighted in orange. To adjust the CC
value, push the joystick right.
• Alternatively, you can press the FUNC button repeatedly to select the color temperature or CC value.
3 Push the joystick up/down to change the value and then press SET.

Custom White Balance

You can store two custom white balance settings in the
camcorder for recording under more difficult lighting
conditions.
1 Set the AWB switch to OFF and the WHITE BAL.
switch to A or B.
• To apply the stored custom white balance setting as
is, press SET. The rest of the procedure is not
necessary. To set a new custom white balance,
continue the procedure with step 2.
2 Point the camcorder at a gray card or white object
so that it fills the whole screen.
• Use the same lighting conditions you plan to use
when recording.
Å
3 Press the button.
• The Å A or Å B icon will flash quickly.
• Make sure the gray card or white object fills the screen until the procedure is completed.
• Once the icon stops flashing, the procedure is completed. The setting is retained even if you turn off the
camcorder.
• The color temperature and CC value registered by the camcorder will appear at the bottom of the screen
next to the ÅA or ÅB icon.
NOTES NOTES
• Readjust the custom white balance if the light source changes.
• Very rarely and depending on the light source, Å may keep flashing (it will change to a slow flashing). The
result will still be better than with auto white balance.
• After the camcorder registers a custom white balance, the color temperature or CC value may appear in gray.
This indicates that the value registered exceeds the range of values that can be displayed but the white
balance is correctly calibrated and you can continue shooting.
Adjustment range
Color temperature (K) Color compensation (CC) value
4,300 K to 8,000 K
2,700 K to 3,700 K
2,000 K to 15,000 K
–5 to +5
–20 to +20
White Balance
67