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Operation
Switch
° oo°
W
MENU/SET Dial
Display
Recording
Menu
White Balance
Adjustment
WhiteBalance Adjustment
A term that refers to tile correctness
of color reproduction
under
varirlus
lighting.
If tile white
balance
is correct,
all
other
colors will
be accurately
reproduced.
The white
balance
is usually
adjusted
automatically.
Howevel;
the more advanced
camcorder
operator
would
prefer
to control
this function
manually
and achieve
a
more
professional
color/tint
reproduction.
SELECTOPERATION MODE
Set the L)[)eratirlr/
Switch
to "_".
Then, set the
Power
Switch
to " _",
"5S"
or "[E_"
while
pressing
down
the Lock
Button.
Pull out the view-
finder
fully
or open the L(D
monitor
fully.
ACCESS RECORDING MENU
Press MENU/SET.
The Recording
Menu appears.
ACCESS "W.BALANCE"
Rotate MENU/SET
to move
the highlight
bar to
"W.BALAN(E",
then press it.
ACCESS WHITE BALANCE
ADJUST-
MENT
The Recording
Menu
disappears.
"W.BAL."
appears
in the upper
left corner
and the currently
selected
mode
indication
is also displayed.
SET FUNCTION
PARAMETERS
Cycle
through
the available
settings
of the selected
functirlns
by rotating
MENU/SET,
and stop when
tile
one you want
is displayed.
"AUTO"
The white
balance
is adjusted
automati-
cally.
This is the factory
preset position.
"bmzJ"
When
shooting
with
the white
balance
already
having
been set on the subject
(_ 7_ pg. 51 ).
"-:e?,
When
shooting
outdoors
on a sunny
day.
";,r_"
When
shooting
outdoors
on a cloudy
day.
"
When
using a video
light or other
similar
type of lighting.
CLOSE WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT
Press MENU/SET
again.
Selection
is c(implete.
The
indication
"W.BAL."
changes
to "MANUAL".
To Return
To Automatic
White
Balance...
.... select
"AUTO"
in step 5. C)r, set tile Operation
Switch
to "[]
".
NOTE:
White
balance
cannot
be used
wherl
Sepia
or Morlot_ne
(_7" pg: 49; is activated.
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