Canon FS20 Instruction Manual

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Video52[ AUTO]Desired option** When you select [ SET], do not pressand continue instead with thefollowing procedure.1 Point the camcorder at a whiteobject, zoom in until it fills thewhole screen and press .When the adjustment is completed,stops flashing and stays on. Thecamcorder retains the customsetting even if you turn off thecamcorder.2 Press to save the settingand close the menu.NOTES• When you select the custom white balance:- Set the custom white balance in asufficiently illuminated place.- Select a zoom type other than[ DIGITAL] ( 35).- Reset the white balance when thelighting conditions change.- Depending on the light source,may keep flashing. The result will stillbe better than with [ AUTO].• Custom white balance may providebetter results in the following cases:- Changing lighting conditions- Close-ups- Subjects in a single color (sky, sea orforest)- Under mercury lamps and certaintypes of fluorescent lightsImage EffectsYou can use the image effects tochange the color saturation andcontrast to record images with specialcolor effects.POINTS TO CHECKSelect a recording program other thanthe Special Scene recording programs.Options Default value[ TUNGSTEN]For recording under tungsten and tungsten type(3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.[ SET]Use the custom white balance setting to makewhite subjects appear white under coloredlighting.TO SET THE CUSTOM WHITE BALANCEFUNC.FUNC.FUNC.FUNC.( 25)[ IMAGE EFFECT OFF]Records with no image enhancing effects.[ VIVID]Emphasizes the contrast and color saturation.[ NEUTRAL]Tones down the contrast and color saturation.[ SOFT SKIN DETAIL]Softens the details in the skin tone area for amore complimentary appearance. To obtain thebest effect, use this setting when recording aperson in close-up. Note that areas similar to theskin color may lack in detail.COPY