Adjusting Colour (White Balance) - Hitachi DZ-BX31E Instruction Manual

ADJUSTING COLOUR (WHITE BALANCE)

This DVD video camera/recorder automatically adjusts the colour of subject. Change the white
balance setting depending on the recording conditions.
Mode
Auto White balance always automatically adjusted
Set You can manually adjust white balance to match the light
source or situation (p. 84)
Outdoor To record in fine weather
Indoor To record under incandescent light, halogen light or bulb-
colour type fluorescent light
1
Press the MENU
button, choose "White
Bal." on the "Camera
Functions Setup" menu
screen, and then press
the button.
2
Choose the desired
option, and then press
the button.
3
Press the MENU button to end the setting.
Setting content
Camer a F u nc t i on s S e t u p
P r o g r am AE
Wh i t e Ba l . Au t o
E I S Set
D i g . Zoom Ou t do o r
M IC . F i l t e r I ndoor
ENTER RETURN RAM RAM
0 : 0 0 : 0 0
REM 3 0 MIN
8 : 0 0
FINE 3 0 / 9 / 2 0 0 6
White balance mode
:
Note
• The white balance mode can be confirmed using the
on-screen information.
• The white balance setting will be stored in memory
even when the DVD video camera/recorder is turned
off.
• Do not block the infrared sensor (see "Terminology",
p. 135) with hand, etc.
Infrared sensor block
• If a tele or wide-conversion lens is used, the auto
white balance may not operate depending on the
recording conditions. If this happens, set to the mode
to match the recording conditions, or manually set the
white balance.
• Be sure to remove the lens cap before turning the
DVD video camera/recorder on: If the DVD video
camera/recorder is turned on with the lens capped,
the white balance will not work normally.
On-screen display
None
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