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White Balance AdjustmentMWB
This camcorderOs Automatic Color Temperature system
senses the color temperature of the ambient lighting for
automatic white balance adjustment. However, precise
color adjustment is not possible under the following
conditions:
YWhen an object is in various shades of the same color.
YWhen a predominantly red or brown object is being
shot outdoors.
In these cases, use the camcorderOs built-in preset filters
for white balance adjustment.
SELECT SHOOTING MODE
Set the Shooting Mode selector to OPRESET�.
1
SELECT FUNCTION
Press MWB (Manual White Balance) until the
2required indication appears in the viewfinder.
OMWB� ....With a memorized personal White
................Balance setting (see below)
O � .........Outdoors on sunny day
Shooting Mode Selector
O� ........Outdoors on cloudy day
O � ..........Light source is halogen or tungsten lamp
No indication
(Auto)MWB sets the color temperature for the subjectOs light
MWBMWBsource so you can shoot with natural colors that are
unaffected by surroundings, even when there are
multiple subjects with different color temperatures.
SELECT SHOOTING MODE
White balance mode indicatorSet the Shooting Mode selector to �PRESET�.
1
ADJUST FOCUS
Point the camcorder at a white, flat object such as a
2sheet of white paper, and adjust focus manually
(Z pg. 25).
ADJUST WHITE BALANCE
Press MWB until OMWB� appears, then press and
3hold MWB for more than 3 seconds.
YOMWB� blinks in the viewfinder during
adjustment, then stops blinking but stays lit when
adjustment is complete.
NOTES:
cTo switch to automatic white balance adjustment, press MWB until the indication disappears, or turn the
Shooting Mode selector to OFULL AUTO�.
cRe-adjust the White Balance mode when the lighting has changed, when the camcorder has been turned on and
off again, or when the Shooting Mode selectorOs position has been changed.
cIt is helpful to connect your camcorder to a color monitor when adjusting the white balance
(OBasic Connections� Z pg. 37).
cWhen adjusted by putting colored paper in front of the subject in step 2 (OADJUST FOCUS�), this unit makes its
color temperature standard for automatic white balance. So you can enjoy shooting with different colors. For
example, when adjusting with red, blue or yellow colors, the image becomes the color which aproximates to
green, orange or purple respectively. |
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