Canon ZR Instruction Manual page 50

Setting the white balance manually will probably work better
than auto white balance when shooting:
Subjects with one dominant color, such as sky, sea or forest.
Close-ups
In rapidly changing lighting conditions
In places lit by certain types of fluorescent or mercury vapor
lights.
Notes:
• Turn the digital zoom off (if neccessary) to set a more accurate white balance.
• If the lighting conditions change, reset the white balance by first returning to the
AUTO setting, and then reselecting SET.
• Try to record with light from a single source. Correct white balance cannot be
obtained for two types of lighting at once.
• You cannot set the white balance or choose the indoor/outdoor mode when the
program selector is set to the [ (Easy Recording) program.
The camera returns to the AUTO setting when you slide the POWER switch
away from the setting.
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• When the LENS COVER switch is set to CLOSE, the current white balance
setting remains in the memory.
• If you shoot with studio/video lighting, use the
• During normal outdoor shooting, setting to AUTO will provide better results.
(indoor) mode.
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