EN 29
Manual White Balance Adjustment
(M.W.B.)
This camcorderOs Automatic Color Temperature system
senses the color temperature of the ambient lighting for
automatic white balance adjustment. However, precise
SET
color adjustment is not possible under the following
SEL.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.
LCD monitorSELECT MODE
or viewfinderTurn the PROGRAM AE select dial to any position
1except AUTO LOCK.
M.W.B.
PROGRAM AE
select dial
MWBSELECT FUNCTION
Press SEL. reapeatedly until OM.W.B.� appears.
No indication
MWB2
(Auto)
SELECT WHITE BALANCE
White balance
mode indicatorPress SET (Manual White Balance) until the
3required indication appears in the LCD monitor or
the viewfinder.
OMWB� .... With a memorized personal White
Balance setting (see below)
O � ......... Outdoors on sunny day
O� ........Outdoors on cloudy day
O � ......... Light source is halogen or tungsten lamp
MWB
MWB sets the color temperature for the subjectOs light
source so you can shoot with natural colors that are
unaffected by surroundings, even when there are
multiple subjects with different color temperatures.
NOTES:
cTo switch to automatic white balanceSELECT MODE
adjustment, press SET until the indicationTurn the PROGRAM AE select dial to any position
disappears, or turn the PROGRAM AE select1except AUTO LOCK.
dial to OAUTO LOCK�.
cRe-adjust the White Balance when the
ADJUST FOCUS
lighting has changed, when the camcorder
Point the camcorder at a white, flat object such as a
has been turned off and on again, or when
2sheet of white paper, and adjust focus manually
the PROGRAM AE select dialOs position has
(Z pg. 23).
been changed.
cWhen adjusted by putting colored paper in
ADJUST WHITE BALANCE
front of the subject in step 2 (OADJUST
FOCUS�), this unit makes its color tempera-Press SET until OMWB� appears, then press and hold
3SET for more than 3 seconds.
ture standard for automatic white balance.
So you can enjoy shooting with different
YOMWB� blinks in the LCD monitor or the view-
colors. For example, when adjusting with
finder during adjustment, then stops blinking but
red, blue or yellow colors, the image
stays lit when adjustment is complete.
becomes the color which aproximates to
green, orange or purple respectively. |
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