Adjusting The Black Balance; Customizing The Picture Quality (Picture Profile) - Sony HVR-S270U Operating Manual

Changing the settings of your camcorder recordings (Continued)

Adjusting the black balance

WHT
BLK
Normally, you do not need to adjust the
black balance.
The black balance may become off in some
recording conditions.
If that happens, adjust the black balance.
The adjusted settings are stored only
temporarily. The settings return to the
default settings when you turn the power
off and back on.
1
Set the POWER switch B to ON
and the CAMERA/VCR switch C
to CAMERA.
2
Push the WHT/BLK switch A to
BLK.
The black balance adjustment starts.
When the adjustment is completed,
[Completed.] appears on the screen.
If the black balance adjustment fails
Check that the iris is closed, then try the
adjustment again.
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CAMERA S
POWER
ON OFF
VCR
b Notes
• You cannot adjust the black balance while the
color bars are displayed.
• When using a non-Carl Zeiss lens, close the iris
prior to the adjustment.
Customizing the picture quality
(Picture profile)
1:CLEAR
2:1/4ND
3:1/16ND ZEBRA AE SHIFT
4:1/64ND
4 5
AGC
ON
OFF
CAMERA
A
POWER
ON OFF
VCR
You can customize the picture quality by
adjusting picture profile items such as
[GAMMA] and [DETAIL].
Connect your camcorder to a TV or
monitor, and adjust the picture quality
while observing the picture on the TV or
monitor screen.
Picture quality settings for different
recording conditions are stored in [PP1]
through [PP6] as default settings.
b Notes
• When you set [x.v.Color] to [
profile will be disabled.
Picture profile
number (setting Recording condition
name)
PP1 Default settings the same
:USER as when Picture Profile is
[OFF]
STEADY PICTURE
SHOT PROFILE
6
CAMERA
ATW
MODE
B
ON AUTO
OFF MANUAL
SEL/PUSH EXEC
ON
], the picture