JVC GR-DVM75 Instructions Manual page 53

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WhiteBalance Adjustment
A term that refers to the correctness of color
reproduction under vadous lighting. If the white
baDnce is correct, all other colors witl be
accul ate[y reproduced.
The white balance is usually adiusted automatically.
However, more advanced camcorder operators
control this function manually to achieve a more
proiessional coMr/tint reploduction.
Set tile Power Switch to "_" while plessing
down the Lock Button located on the switch.
Open the LCD monitor fully or pult out the
viewfinder fully.
hess the MENU Wheel in. The Menu Screen
appears.
Rotate the MENU Wheel to select -k_:_
W.BALANCE", then press it. The W.BALANCE
Menu appears.
Rotate the MENU Wheel to select the desired
mode.
"AUTO** ..... White balance is adjusted
automatically (iactory
preset).
"_ MWB" ..... White balance is set
manually,
"_ FINE" ..... Outdoors on a sunny day,
"_ CLOUD'* Outdoors on a cloudy day.
" _ HALOGEN** A video light ol similar
type of lighting is used.
hess the MENU Wheel im Selection is
complete. Press the MENU Wheel in again.
The Menu Screen closes and the selected
mode indicatol except "AUTO" appears.
To Return To Automatic White Balance...
..,select "AUTO" in step 4. Or, set the Power
Switch to "n ',
NOTE:
White balance cannot be used when Sepia or
Monotone (: p_. 47) is a_dw_ted,
Manual W hiteBalance O peration
Pertom_ Manua_ White Balance when shooting undel
various types of lighting.
Follow steps 1 through 4 of the white balance
adjustment, and select "_zJ MWB".
Hold a sheet of plain white paper in front of the
subject. Adjust zoom or position yourself so that
the white papel fills the screen.
Press the MENU Wheel in until k"_ begins
blinking rapidly.
When the setting is completed, k_ resumes
normal blinking,
Press the MENU Wheel in twice. The Menu
Screen closes and the Manual White Balance
indicator _'zJ is displayed.
Power Switch
MENU Wheel
To Change The Tint For Recording...
.... in step 2, substitute colored papel for white. The
white baDnce is adjusted based on the color,
changing the tint. Red paper - deeper green;
blue paper - orange; yellow paper = deeper
purple.
NOTES:
• In st_p 2, it may be difficult to focus on the white
pape_ In such a case, adjust tbcus nlanually
(:," pg. 51).
• A subjecl call be shot under various lypes of
lighting conditions indoors (natural flourescent,
candlelight, etc.). Because the color lemperature
is different depending on the light source, tile
subject tint will diff_i depending on the white
balance seltings. Use this Mnction for a more
natural result.
• Once you adjust white balance nlanuagy, the
setting is retained even if lhe powel is turned off
or tile battery removed.