White Balance - Canon ZR960 Instruction Manual

neutral value " _+0" appear onthe
screen.
3 Adjust (4_) the brightness of the
image as required.
• The adjustment range and the
length of the exposure adjustment
indicator will vary depending on
the initial brightness of the picture.
• Pushing the joystick (A) toward
[EXP] again will return the
camcorder to automatic exposure.
4 Push the joystick (Y) toward
[BACK] to lock and save the
exposure setting.
If you operate the zoom during
exposure lock, the brightness of the
image may change.
White Balance
The white balance function helps you
accurately reproduce colors under
different lighting conditions so that
white objects will always look truly
white in your recordings.
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Recording program: [P PROGRAM AE]
Options
* Default value
The camc0rder automatically sets the white
balance for natural looking colors.
Forrecordingoutdoors on a brightday.
Forrecordingundertungstenandtungstentype
(3-wavelength) fluorescentlighting,
Use the custom white balance setting to make
white objects appear white under colored
lighting.
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[AWB AUTO] @ Desired option* ©
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* When you select [_.__. SET], do not press
[FONC } and continue instead with the
procedure
below.
I To SET THECUSTOM WHITE BALANCE
1 Point the camcorder at a white
object, zoom in until it fills the
whole screen and press _.
When the adjustment is completed,
_z, stops flashing and stays on.
2 Press to save the setting
and close the menu.
The camcorder retains the custom
setting even if you turn off the
camcorder.
_ NOTES
• When you select the custom white balance:
- Set the custom white balance in a
sufficiently illuminated place.
- Select a zoom type other than
[1_11I_I_DIGITAL] (LT3 25).
- Reset the white balance when the
lighting conditions change.
- Depending on the light source, ,_z,
may keep flashing. The result will still
be better than with [ AWt_ AUTO].
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