The white balance function helps you to accurately reproduce colors under different lighting conditions so that white objects will always look truly white in your recordings.
NOTE: The white balance cannot be set manually when the camcorder is set to a Special Scene recording mode.
White Balance Options
[(AWB) AUTO] |
The camcorder automatically sets the white balance for natural-looking colors. |
[ DAYLIGHT] |
For recording outdoors on a bright day. |
[ TUNGSTEN] |
For recording under tungsten and tungsten type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting. |
[ SET] |
Use the custom white balance setting to make white subjects appear white under colored lighting. |
To set the white balance mode:
- Press the <FUNC.> button.
- Press the joystick down select the white balance options.
- Press the joystick right or left to select the desired white balance option.
- Press the <FUNC.*> button.
When you select [], do not press the <FUNC.> button and instead continue with the following procedure.
To set the custom white balance
- Point the camcorder at a white object, zoom in until it fills the whole screen and press <SET>.
- When the adjustment is completed, stops flashing and stays on. The camcorder retains the custom setting even if you turn off the camcorder.
- Press the <FUNC.> button to save the setting and close the menu.
NOTE: When you select the custom white balance.
- Set the custom white balance in a sufficiently illuminated place.
- Select a zoom type other than [2000x DIGITAL].
- Reset the white balance when the lighting conditions change.
- Depending on the light source, may keep flashing. The result will still be better than with [AWB AUTO].
- Custom white balance may provide better results in the following cases:
- Changing lighting conditions.
- Close-ups
- Subjects in a single color (sky, sea, or forest).
- Under mercury lamps and certain types of fluorescent lights.