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.] > [Ä White Balance]2 Touch the desired option and then touch [X].• When you select [Â Color Temperature], [Æ Set 1] or [Ç Set 2], set the color temperature or acustom white balance with the appropriate procedure below before touching [X].• The icon of the selected option will appear on the screen.To set the color temperature ([Â Color Temperature])Touch [Ï] or [Ð] to set the desired value.• You can also drag your finger along the dial.To set a custom white balance ([Æ Set 1] or [Ç Set 2])Point the camcorder at a white object, so it fills the whole screen, and touch [Set WB].When the adjustment is completed, Å stops flashing and disappears. The camcorder will retain thecustom white balance even if you turn it off.Options ( Default value)Operating modes:[Ã Automatic] The camcorder automatically sets the white balance for natural looking colors.[¼ Daylight] To record outdoors on a bright day.[½ Shade] To record in shaded places.[¾ Cloudy] To record on a cloudy day.[¿Fluorescent] To record under warm white, cool white or warm-white-type (3-wavelength)fluorescent lighting.[À Fluorescent H] To record under daylight or daylight-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.[É Tungsten] To record under tungsten and tungsten-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.[Â Color Temperature] Allows you to set the color temperature between 2,000 K and 15,000 K.[Æ Set 1], [Ç Set 2] Use the custom white balance settings to make white subjects appear whiteunder colored lighting.
