Canon XL1 Instruction Manual

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1. Turn the POWER dial to any recording program (except the [ Easy Recordingprogram).2. Press the white balance selector knob so that it pops out. You can now turn it to choosebetween A for auto white balance, for indoor lighting, for outdoor lighting, or turnit to the right to set the white balance manually.• / appears in the viewfinder when you set the white balance to the indoor/outdoor modes.After turning the knob to the right, you can go on to set the white balance manually:a) Point the camera at a white object (such as a sheet of paper) and if you are using a zoom lens, zoom inuntil it fills the display.b) Press the WHITE BALANCE set button.• flashes quickly in the viewfinder and then remains lit, to show that the camera has set the whitebalance.• Depending on the light source, the flashing may at times change to a slower speed, rather than remainlit. The result will remain better than with the auto setting, and you can continue recording.c) Turn the white balance selector knob back to A to return to the auto setting. Push the knob back in whenyou have finished making selections.Setting the white balance manually will probably work better than auto white balance when shooting:• Subjects with one dominant color, such as sky, sea or forest.• Close-ups.• In rapidly changing lighting conditions.• In places lit by certain types of fluorescent or mercury vapor lights.RecordingE49Adjusting the White BalanceThe camera’s auto white balance systemcompensates for a wide range of lightingconditions. Although slight variations areunavoidable, colors will appear natural in virtuallyevery situation.In some cases, you will get better results by settingthe white balance manually.The XL1 has two modes other than fully auto (A) and manual ( ):Indoor mode (3200˚K light)Outdoor mode (5600˚K sunlight)Setting the white balance