Canon VIXIA HFM50 Quick Manual page 151

To set the custom white balance
Point the camcorder at a white object, so it fills the whole screen,
and touch [Set WB].
When the adjustment is completed, Å stops flashing and disappears.
The camcorder will retain the custom white balance even if you turn it off.
Options
( Default value)
Ã
[ Automatic]
ance for natural looking colors.
¼
[ Daylight]
½
[ Shade]
¾
[ Cloudy]
¿
[ Fluorescent]
(3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
À
[ Fluorescent H]
(3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
[ Tungsten]
(3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
Å
[ Custom WB]
white subjects appear white under colored lighting.
NOTES
• When you select the custom white balance:
- Set p >
- Reset the white balance when you change locations or the lighting or
other conditions change.
- Depending on the light source, Å may keep flashing. The result will
still be better than with [Ã Automatic].
• Custom white balance may provide better results in the following cases:
- Changing lighting conditions
- Close-ups
- Subjects in a single color (sky, sea or forest)
- Under mercury lamps, certain types of fluorescent lights and LED
lights
• Depending on the type of fluorescent light, optimal color balance may
not be obtained with [¿ Fluorescent] or [À Fluorescent H]. If the
color looks unnatural, select [Ã Automatic] or [Å Custom WB].
The camcorder automatically sets the white bal-
To record outdoors on a bright day.
To record in shaded places.
To record on a cloudy day.
To record under warm white or warm-white-type
To record under daylight or daylight-type
To record under tungsten and tungsten-type
Use the custom white balance setting to make
[Digital Zoom] to [j Off].
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