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To lock the exposure control and the iris
After step 5 of ?Exposure Control?, adjust the exposure Manual White Balance Adjustment
by rotating the MMENU/VOL. Wheel. Then lock the iris in
Adjust the white balance
steps 6 and 7 of ?Iris Lock?. For automatic locking, rotate
the MMENU/VOL. Wheel to select ?AUTO?, then press it manually when shooting
under various types of
in step 5. The exposure control and the iris become
automatic. lighting.
1Set the Power Switch to
?M? while pressing down
Backlight Compensationthe Lock Button located on
White paper
the switch.
Backlight compensation
2Open the LCD monitor fully. (pg.12)
brightens the subject quickly.
Press BACKLIGHT. The 3Set ?u? to ?MWB?. (pg.25)
indicator is displayed and the I The indication blinks slowly.
subject is brightened. If 4Hold a sheet of plain white paper in front of the
pressed again, subject. Adjust zoom or position yourself so that the
disappears and the white paper fills the screen.
BACKLIGHT Button
brightness returns to the 5Press the MMENU/VOL. Wheel in until begins
previous level.
blinking rapidly.
I Using the BACKLIGHT I When the setting is completed, resumes normal
Button may cause the light around the subject to become
too bright and the subject to become white.blinking.
I Backlight compensations is also available when the Power 6Press the MMENU/VOL. Wheel in twice. The Menu
Switch is set to ?A?.Screen closes and the Manual White Balance indicator
is displayed.
White Balance AdjustmentNOTES:
I In step 4, it may be difficult to focus on the white paper. In
The white balance that refers to the correctness of color such a case, adjust focus manually. ( pg. 32)
reproduction under various lighting. If the white balance I A subject can be shot under various types of lighting
is correct, all other colors will be accurately reproduced.conditions indoors (natural, fluorescent, candlelight, etc.).
The white balance is usually adjusted automatically. Because the color temperature is different depending on
the light source, the subject tint will differ depending on the
However, more advanced camcorder operators control
this function manually to achieve a more professional white balance settings. Use this function for a more natural
result.
color/tint reproduction.I Once you adjust white balance manually, the setting is
To change the settingretained even if the power is turned off or the battery
Set ?u? to the desired mode. ( pg. 25)removed.
I The selected mode indicator except ?AUTO? appears.
[AUTO]: White balance is adjusted automatically.
MWB: Adjust the white balance manually when ADVANCED FEATURES
shooting under various types of lighting. ( ?Manual
White Balance Adjustment?)
FINE: Outdoors on a sunny day.
CLOUD: Outdoors on a cloudy day.
HALOGEN: A video light or similar type of lighting
is used.
[ ] = Factory-preset
To return to automatic white balance
Set ?u? to ?AUTO?. ( pg. 25)
Or, set the Power Switch to ?A?.
NOTE:
White balance cannot be used when ?r? is set to ?SEPIA? or
?MONOTONE?. ( pg. 31) |