Adjusting The White Balance Manually - Sony Handycam DCR-DVD101E Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting the white balance manually
Normally white balance is adjusted
automatically. Adjust manually in the
following cases:
• When shooting in a place that the light
condition changes often such as a party hall.
• When shooting a night scene and a neon
sign.
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Set the mode dial to H (Movie) or
(Still).
Press SETUP.
Use the multi-selector to select
_ (MANUAL SET).
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Use tire multi-selector to select [WHT BALl.
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Select the desired white balance with the
multi-selector.
HOLD :
When recording a single-colored subject or
background
"_,'- (OUTDOOR):
• When recording a sunset/sunrise, just
after sunset, just before sunrise
• When recording a neon signs, or
fireworks
• Under a color-matching fluorescent lamp
_ (INDOOR) :
• Where the lighting condition changes
quickly
• When recording in TV lighting in a studio
• Under sodium lamps or mercury lamps
Press SETUP.
The SETUP display disappears from the
LCD display.
To return to the automatic white
balance mode
Set _ (MANUAL SET) [WHT BAL] to
[AUTO] in the SETUP display.
Notes
• In the [HOLD] white balance, set the white
balance to [AUTO] and reset it to [HOLD]
after a few seconds:
-when you change the [PROGRAM AE]
setting.
-when you take your camcorder outdoors
from inside a house, or vice versa.
• If you renrove the power source longer than 5
minutes, the white balance returns to
[AUTO] automatically.
Tips
• If the picture is being taken in a studio lit
with a video light (optional), it is
recommended that you record using
[INDOOR].
• When you record under fluorescent lighting,
use the [AUTO] or [HOLD].
Your camcorder may not adjust the white
balance correctly when you use [INDOOR].
• In the automatic white balance mode, point
your camcorder at a white subject for about
10 seconds after turning the power on to get
a better adjustment:
after you replace the battery pack.
-when you take your camcorder outdoors
from inside a house while holding the
exposure, or vice versa.
• When you slide the NIGHTSHOT PLUS
switch to ON, white balance returns to
[AUTO].
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