White Balance Adjustment; Manual White Balance Operation - THOMSON VMD 22 User Manual

White Balance Adjustment

A term that refers to the correctness of colour
reproduction under various lighting. If the white
balance is correct, all other colours will be
accurately reproduced.
The white balance is usually adjusted automatically.
However, more advanced camcorder operators
control this function manually to achieve a more
professional colour/tint reproduction.
1
Set the Operation Switch to "
POWER Switch to "
down the Lock Button located on the switch,
then pull out the viewfinder fully or open the
LCD monitor fully.
2
Press the MENU wheel. The Menu Screen
appears.
3
Rotate the MENU wheel to select "
press it. The "W.BALANCE" Menu appears.
4
Rotate the MENU wheel to select "MANUAL",
and press it. The Menu Screen disappears and
"W.BAL" and the currently selected mode are
displayed. Rotate it to select the desired mode.
" MAN." – White balance is set manually.
" " – Outdoors on a sunny day.
" " – Outdoors on a cloudy day.
" " – A video light or similar type of lighting
is used.
5
Press the MENU wheel. Selection is complete.
To Return To Automatic White Balance . . .
.... select "AUTO" in step 4. Or, set the Operation
Switch to " ".
NOTE:
White balance cannot be used when Sepia or
Monotone ( pg. 36) is activated.
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Manual White Balance Operation

Perform Manual White Balance when shooting under
various types of lighting.
1
2
" and set the
3
" while pressing
4
", then
MENU Wheel
To Change The Tint For Recording . . .
.... in step 2, substitute coloured paper for white.
NOTES:
In step 2, it may be difficult to focus on the white
paper. In such a case, adjust focus manually
(
A subject can be shot under various types of
lighting conditions indoors (natural, flourescent,
candlelight, etc.). Because the colour temperature
is different depending on the light source, the
subject tint will differ depending on the white
balance settings. Use this function for a more
natural result.
Once you adjust white balance manually, the
setting is retained even if the power is turned off or
the battery removed.
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Follow steps 1 through 4 of the white balance
adjustment, and select "
Hold a sheet of plain white paper in front of the
subject. Adjust zoom or position yourself so that
the white paper fills the screen.
Press the MENU wheel until
blinking.
When the setting is completed,
blinking.
Press the MENU wheel. Only the Manual White
Balance indicator is displayed.
POWER Switch
Lock Button
Operation Switch
The white balance is adjusted based on the
colour, changing the tint. Red paper = deeper
green; blue paper = orange; yellow paper =
deeper purple.
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MAN.".
begins
stops
White paper