76 VideoWhite BalanceThe white balance function helps you to accurately reproduce colorsunder different lighting conditions so that white objects will always looktruly white in your recordings.POINTS TO CHECK• Select a recording program other than the Special Scene recording pro-grams.* When you select [g Custom WB], s et the custom white balance with the follow-ing procedure before touching [a].To set the custom white balancePoint the camcorder at a white object, so it fills the whole screen,and touch [Set WB].When the adjustment is completed, g stops flashing and disappears.The camcorder will retain the custom white balance even if you turn it off.Options ( Default value)Operating modes:[Y Automatic] The camcorder automatically sets the white bal-ance for natural looking colors.[a Daylight] To record outdoors on a bright day.[b Shade] To record in shaded places.[c Cloudy] To record on a cloudy day.[e Fluorescent] To record under warm white, cool white or warm-white-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.[f Fluorescent H] To record under daylight or daylight-type(3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.[d Tungsten] To record under tungsten and tungsten-type(3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.[g Custom WB] Use the custom white balance setting to makewhite subjects appear white under colored lighting.[FUNC.] 8 [m White Balance] 8 Desired option* 8 [a]
