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Backlight CompensationManual White Balance Adjustment
Backlight compensation Adjust the white balance manually when shooting
brightens the subject under various types of lighting.
quickly.
Lock Button
Press BACK LIGHT. The
indicator is displayed
and the subject is White paper
BACK LIGHT ButtonMENU Wheel
brightened. If pressed
again, disappears and
the brightness returns to the previous level.
I Using the BACK LIGHT Button may cause the light
around the subject to become too bright and the Power Switch
subject to become white.
I Backlight compensations is also available when
the Power Switch is set to ?A?.
1Set the Power Switch to ?M? while pressing down
the Lock Button located on the switch.
White Balance Adjustment
2Open the LCD monitor fully, or pull out the
The white balance that refers to the correctness of viewfinder fully.
colour reproduction under various lighting. If the 3Set ?u? to ?MWB?. (pg.31,34)
white balance is correct, all other colour s will be I The indication blinks slowly.
accurately reproduced.4Hold a sheet of plain white paper in front of the
The white balance is usually adjusted automatically. subject. Adjust zoom or position yourself so that
However, more advanced camcorder operators
the white paper fills the screen.
control this function manually to achieve a more
5Press the MENU Wheel in until begins
professional colour /tint reproduction.
blinking rapidly.
(Factory-preset: AUTO)When the setting is completed, resumes
AUTO: White balance is adjusted automatically.normal blinking.
MWB: Adjust the white balance manually 6Press the MENU Wheel in twice. The Menu
when shooting under various types of lighting. Screen closes and the Manual White Balance
( ?Manual White Balance Adjustment?)indicator is displayed.
ADVANCED FEATURES
FINE: Outdoors on a sunny day.NOTES:
CLOUD: Outdoors on a cloudy day.I In step 4, it may be difficult to focus on the white
paper. In such a case, adjust focus manually.
HALOGEN: A video light or similar type of
( pg. 43)
lighting is used.
I A subject can be shot under various types of
I For the setting, refer to ?Changing The Menu
lighting conditions indoors (natural, fluorescent,
Settings? ( pg. 31).candlelight, etc.). Because the colour temperature
I The selected mode indicator except ?AUTO? is different depending on the light source, the
appears.subject tint will differ depending on the white
To return to automatic white balance?balance settings. Use this function for a more
Set ?u? to ?AUTO?. ( pg. 31, 34) Or, set the natural result.
Power Switch to ?A?.I Once you adjust white balance manually, the
setting is retained even if the power is turned off or
NOTE:the battery removed.
White balance cannot be used when ?r? is set to
?SEPIA? or ?MONOTONE?. ( pg. 33) |
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