Adjusting To Natural Color (White Balance) - Sony Handycam HDR-FX7 Operating Instructions Manual

Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued)
3 Adjust the shutter speed by turning the
SEL/PUSH EXEC dial D.
You can set a shutter speed between 1/4
second and 1/10000 second.
The selected shutter speed appears on
the screen. For example, if you select
1/100 second, [100] appears. The larger
the number that appears on the screen,
the faster the shutter speed.
z Tip
• The shutter speed can be stored temporarily by
setting the AUTO LOCK switch A to HOLD
after the manual adjustment.
To restore automatic adjustment
Press the SHUTTER SPEED button C, or
set the AUTO LOCK switch A to AUTO
LOCK.
b Notes
• If you set the AUTO LOCK switch A to
AUTO LOCK, other manually adjusted items
(iris, gain, white balance) also become
temporarily automatic.
• The setting returns to automatic adjustment
when you set the POWER switch to OFF (CHG)
for more than 12 hours.
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.
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Adjusting to Natural Color
(White balance)
You can adjust the white balance according
to the light of the recording environment.
You can set two sets of white balance
adjustment data separately in memory A
and memory B for two different recording
conditions with
recording, you can select the setup data
with the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial. The setup
data will be retained as long as it is not
readjusted even if the power is
disconnected.
1
During recording or standby, set
the AUTO LOCK switch A to the
center position to release the
auto lock mode.
2
Press the WHT BAL button B.
3
Display desired item by turning
the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial C, then
press the dial.
A
B
C
A and B. During