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Changing Basic Settings
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Recording
You can adjust and fix the white balance
according to the lighting conditions of recording
environment.
You can store white balance values in memory A
( A) and memory B ( B), respectively.
Unless a white balance is readjusted, values will
remain even after the power has been turned off.
When you select PRESET, “Outdoor,” “Indoor”
or “Color Temp.” is set, according to which one
you previously selected with “Preset White” in
“White” of the Paint menu.
1 During recording or standby, set the
AUTO/MANUAL switch D to
MANUAL.
2 Press the WHT BAL button A.
3 Set the white balance memory switch
B to any one of PRESET/A/B.
Select A or B for recording with the white
balance setting stored in memory A or B.
• You can change the color temperature. Set
“Color Temp.” in “Preset White” in “White” of
the Paint menu, and the white balance memory
switch B to PRESET, then press the (one
push) button C. Turn the SEL/SET dial E
until the desired temperature appears on the
screen, then press the dial to set the temperature.
You can also set the color temperature by
pressing the WHT BAL button A + (one
push) button C.
To save the adjusted white balance value in
memory A or B
1. Set the white balance memory switch to A
(A) or B (B) in step 3 of “Adjusting to
natural color (White balance).”
2. Capture a white subject, such as white paper,
full-screen in the same lighting condition as
the one in which the subject is.
3. Press the (one push) button C .
A or B starts flashing rapidly. It will
stay on when the white balance adjustment is
completed and the adjusted value is stored in
A or B.
Notes
• It may take a long time to adjust the white balance,
depending on the recording conditions. If you want to
perform a different operation before completing the
adjustment, set the white balance memory switch B to
another position to temporarily suspend white balance
adjustment.
To adjust the white balance automatically
Press the WHT BAL button A or set the AUTO/
MANUAL switch D to AUTO.
Notes
• When you set the AUTO/MANUAL switch D to
AUTO, other manually adjusted items (iris, gain, and
shutter speed) also become automatic.
Indicator Shooting conditions
A
(Memory A)
B
(Memory B)
• White balance values adjusted
for light sources can be stored in
memory A and memory B.
Follow the steps in “To save the
adjusted white balance value in
memory A or B” (page 32).
Outdoor
• Recording neon signs or
fireworks
• Recording sunset/sunrise, just
after sunset or just before
sunrise
• Under daylight color fluorescent
lamps
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Indoor
• Under the lighting conditions
that change in many ways, such
as a party hall
• Under strong light, such as in a
photography studio
• Under sodium lamps or mercury
lamps
Color temperature
(“Color Temp.”)
• Color temperature can be set
between 2300K and 15000K
(the default setting is 3200K).
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