White Balance (Manual Mode Only); Ev Compensation (Manual Mode Only) - Toshiba PDR-2300 Owner's Manual

Changing the System Settings (Rec Mode) (continued)

WHITE BALANCE (Manual mode only)

The image appears different under different color of lighting. Human eyes can solve this problem. But for
camera, you need to make adjustments. Normally, the camera adjusts the white balance automatically.
However, if the image appears in strange colors, we recommend that you change the white balance
setting. Use the [
[AUTO]: automatically adjusting the white balance
[SUN]: for recording outdoors on a bright day
[SHADE]: for recording under cloudy and shady sky
[FLUORESCENT 1]: for recording under bluish fluorescent lighting
[FLUORESCENT 2]: for recording under reddish fluorescent lighting
[TUNGSTEN]: for recording under tungsten lighting
NOTE
• When the white balance is set to the mode other than AUTO, the flash is automatically changed to OFF.

EV COMPENSATION (Manual mode only)

When the subject is too dark or too bright, the camera adjusts the brightness to make the subject
becomes brighter or darker. This is called EV compensation. The EV compensation of the camera is
ranged from -1.8EV to +1.8EV. Use the [
then press the [OK] button.
Effective Subjects and Set Values
• Positive (+) Compensation
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/ ] button to select the appropriate white balance and then press the [OK] button.
At this time, you can still select the flash mode that you require if necessary by manually pressing the [ ]
button.
• Copying of printed text (black characters on white paper)
• Backlight portraits
• Very bright scenes (such as snowfields) and highly reflective subjects
• Shots made up predominantly of sky
/ ] button to select the EV compensation that you want and