White Balance67White BalanceThe white balance function helps you to accurately reproduce colors under different lightingconditions.POINTS TO CHECK• Select a recording program other than the Special Scene recording programs.1 Open the white balance screen.[FUNC.] [m White Balance]2 Touch the desired option and then touch [a].• When you select [ Color Temperature], [ Set 1] or [ Set 2], set the color temperature or acustom white balance with the appropriate procedure below before touching [a].• The icon of the selected option will appear on the screen.To set the color temperature ([ Color Temperature])Touch [y] or [A] to set the desired value.• You can also drag your finger along the dial.To set a custom white balance ([ Set 1] or [ Set 2])Point 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 thecustom white balance even if you turn it off.Options ( Default value)Operating modes:[Y Automatic] The camcorder automatically sets the white balance 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.[ Color Temperature] Allows you to set the color temperature between 2,000 K and 15,000 K.[ Set 1], [ Set 2] Use the custom white balance settings to make white subjects appear whiteunder colored lighting.
