Setting White Balance
(1) [Auto]
The white balance is adjusted automatically.
(2) [Light Source]
Select the light source from the pull-down menu below according to the condition in which the camera is used.
[Daylight Fluorescent] : Select this option to capture video under daylight fluorescent lighting.
[White Fluorescent] : Select this option to capture video under daylight fluorescent lighting or white fluorescent lighting.
[Warm Fluorescent] : Select this option to capture video under warm fluorescent lighting.
[Mercury Lamp] : Select this option to capture video under mercury lamps.
[Sodium Lamp] : Select this option to capture video under orange sodium lamps.
[Halogen Lamp] : Select this option to capture video under halogen bulbs or incandescent bulbs.
(3) [Lock]
The white balance is fixed to that of the video currently received.
To forcibly fix the white balance according to the light source, use [One-shot WB].
Example of Setting Method:
Irradiate a white subject (white paper, etc.) using the light source and capture the subject over the entire screen. In this condition, select [One-shot WB].
Important
• Since the light source selection options are based on representative characteristics, proper colors may not be achieved depending on the applicable light source. In this case, use the [One-shot WB] function.
• If the subject looks greenish under mercury lamps in the [Auto] mode, select the [Mercury Lamp] mode under light source. If the image is still not shown in appropriate colors under mercury lamps when the [Mercury Lamp] mode is selected under light source, use the [Auto] mode.
• When the subject has only one color or when sodium lamps, mercury lamps and certain other fluorescent lightings are used, camera colors may not be adjusted automatically.
• When [Day/Night] is set to [Night Mode] (including when it is set to [Auto] and night mode is judged to be applicable), the white balance function cannot be used.
• Notes on capturing video continuously day and night If a subject that seldom changes is captured in a location where the light source changes gradually, such as when capturing a subject continuously day and night, the image may not be shown in appropriate colors. In the above case, applying changes to the image to capture will achieve the appropriate colors.