Adjusting To Natural Color (White Balance) - Sony DSR-PD175P/PD177P Operating Manual

Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued)
z Tips
• It is difficult to focus automatically at a lower
shutter speed. Manual focusing with your
camcorder attached to a tripod is recommended.
• The picture may flicker or change colors under
fluorescent lamps, sodium lamps, or mercury
lamps.
To adjust the shutter speed
automatically
Press the SHUTTER SPEED button E
twice, or set the AUTO/MANUAL switch
F to AUTO.
The shutter speed value disappears, or
appears next to the shutter speed value.
b Notes
• When you set the AUTO/MANUAL switch F
to AUTO, other manually adjusted items (iris,
gain, white balance) also become automatic.
Adjusting the volume of light
(ND filter)
You can record a subject clearly by using
the ND filter B when the recording
environment is too bright.
The ND filters 1, 2 and 3 reduce the volume
of light to about 1/4, 1/16 and 1/64,
respectively.
If flashes during automatic iris
adjustment, set the ND filter to 1. If
flashes during automatic iris adjustment, set
the ND filter to 2. If
automatic iris adjustment, set the ND filter
to 3.
The ND filter indicator will stop flashing
and remain on the screen.
If flashes, set the ND filter to OFF.
will disappear from the screen.
b Notes
• If you change the ND filters B during
recording, the movie and sound may be
distorted.
• When adjusting the iris manually, the
does not flash even if the light volume should be
adjusted with the ND filter.
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z Tips
• While recording a bright subject, diffraction
may occur if you close the aperture further
down, resulting in a fuzzy focus (this is a
common phenomenon with video cameras). The
ND filter B suppresses this phenomenon and
gives better recording results.
Adjusting to natural color (White
balance)
You can adjust and fix the white balance
according to the lighting conditions of the
recording environment.
You can store a white balance values in
memory A ( A) and memory B (
respectively. Unless a white balance is
readjusted, values will remain even after the
power has been turned off.
When you select PRESET, [OUTDOOR] or
[INDOOR] (whichever you previously set
in [WB PRESET] of the
SET) menu) will be selected.
1
During recording or standby, set
the AUTO/MANUAL switch D to
MANUAL.
B),
(CAMERA