Adjusting The Black Balance And The White Balance And Correcting The White Spots - Sony HDW-700A Operation Manual

4-1 Adjusting the Black
Balance and the White
Balance and Correcting
the White Spots
To always obtain excellent image quality when using this camcorder,
conditions may require that both the black balance and the white balance
be adjusted.
Black balance adjustment
The black balance will require adjustment in the following cases.
• When the camcorder is first used
• When the camcorder has not been used for a long time
• When the camcorder is used under conditions in which the surrounding
temperature has changed greatly
• When the GAIN selector values have been changed by using the setup
menu
It is not usually necessary to adjust the black balance when using the
camcorder after it has been briefly off.
Automatic correction of white spots in the image
In rare cases, white spots may appear in the image due to pixel
abnormalities in the CCD. If this happens, you can activate a function
that automatically detects the position of the white spots and corrects
them.
White balance adjustment
Always readjust the white balance when the lighting conditions change.
Viewfinder screen displays
When the black balance, white balance adjustment or white spots
correction is started, messages that report on the progress and results are
displayed on the viewfinder screen.
Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording
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