Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color48T O SET THE CUSTOM WHITE BALANCE1 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 custom settingeven if you turn off the camcorder.2 Press to save the setting andclose the menu.NOTESWhen you have set the custom white balance:- Depending on the light source, may keepflashing. The result will still be better than with[ AUTO].- Reset the white balance when the lightingcondition changes.- Turn off the digital zoom.The camcorder retains the custom whitebalance setting even if you turn it off.Custom white balance may provide betterresults in the following cases:- Changing lighting conditions- Close-ups- Subjects in a single color (sky, sea or forest)- Under mercury lamps and certain types offluorescent lightsImage EffectsYou can use the image effects to changethe color saturation and contrast to recordimages with special color effects.POINTS TO CHECKMode switch: POptions Default valueFUNC. ( 12)[ IMAGE EFFECT OFF]Records with no image enhancing effects.[ VIVID]Emphasizes the contrast and colorsaturation.[ NEUTRAL]Tones down the contrast and colorsaturation.[ SOFT SKIN DETAIL]Softens the details in the skin tone area fora more complimentary appearance. Toobtain the best effect, use this settingwhen recording a person in close-up. Notethat areas similar to the skin color may lackin detail.FUNC.( 25)Icon of the currently selectedImage EffectDesired optionFUNC.FUNC.
