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| Backlight Compensation
Backlight compensation
brightens the subject
quickly.
Press BACK LIGHT. The
[]
indicator is displayed
and the subject is
brightened. If pressed
again, [] disappears and
the brightness returns to the previous level.
• Using the BACK LIGHT Button may cause the light
around the subject to become too bright and the
subject to become white.
• Backlight compensations is also available when
the Power Switch is set to "m".
BACK LIGHT
Button
| Manual W hiteBalance Adjustment
Adjust the white balance manually when shooting
under various types of lighting.
Lock Button
Power Switch
MENU
Wheel
| WhiteBalance Adjustment
The white balance that refers to the correctness of
color reproduction
under various lighting, if the
white balance is correct, all other colors wilt be
accurately reproduced.
The white balance is usually adjusted automatically.
I Iowever, more advanced camcorder operators
control this function manually to achieve a more
professional color/tint
reproduction.
(Factory-preset: AUTO)
AUTO: White balance is adjusted automatically.
_A
MWB: Adjust the white balance manually
when shooting under various types of lighting.
(_-_"Manual White Balance Adjustment")
FIN[: Outdoors on a sunny day.
"_
CLOUD: Outdoors on a cloudy day.
._(
HALOGI:N:
A video light or simitar type of
lighting is used.
• For the setting, refer to "Changing The Menu
Settings" (_ pg. 31 ).
• The selected mode indicator except "AUTO"
appears.
TO return to automatic white balance...
Set "_"
to "AUTO". (_ pg. 3], 34) Or, set the
Power Switch to -I_"
NOTE:
White balance cannot be used when '_"
is set to
"SEPIA" or "MONOTONE".
(__ pg. 34)
1
Set the Power Switch to "_" while pressing down
the Lock Button located on the switch.
2 Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the
viewfinder
fully.
Set "_;:_" to "MWB".
(_ pg. 31, 34)
• The _A indication blinks slowly.
4
Remove the lens cap.
Ilold 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 in until _a begins
blinking rapidly.
When the setting is completed,
_a resumes
normal blinking.
7
Press the MENU Wheel in twice. The Menu
Screen closes and the Manual White Balance
indicator _
is displayed.
NOTESt
• In step 5, it may be difficult to focus on the white
pape_ In such a case, adjust focus manually.
I_-_pg. 4_)
• A subject can be shot under various types of
lighting conditions
indoors (natural, fluorescent_
candlelight, etc.). Because the color 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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