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:

1. Press the <FUNC.> button.
   
2. Press the joystick down select the white balance options.
   
3. Press the joystick right or left to select the desired white balance option.
   
4. 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

1. 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.
   
2. 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.