74 VideoNOTES• When you select the custom white balance:- Set 7 8 [Digital Zoom] to [B Off].- Reset the white balance when you change locations or the lighting orother conditions change.- Depending on the light source, g may keep flashing. The result willstill be better than with [Y Automatic].• Custom white balance may provide better results in the following cases:- Changing lighting conditions- Close-ups- Subjects in a single color (sky, sea or forest)- Under mercury lamps and certain types of fluorescent lights• Depending on the type of fluorescent light, optimal color balance maynot be obtained with [e Fluorescent] or [f Fluorescent H]. If the colorlooks unnatural, select [Y Automatic] or [g Custom WB].Image EffectsYou can use the image effects to change the color saturation and con-trast to record movies and photos with special color effects.POINTS TO CHECK• Select a recording program other than the Special Scene recording pro-grams.* When you select [Z Custom Effect], set the custom image effect with the follow-ing procedure before touching [a].To set the custom image effect1 Touch [U], [V] or [W] to set the desired [Color Depth] level.2 Touch [y] or [A] to select [Sharpness], [Contrast] and[Brightness] and adjust their levels the same way.Operating modes:[FUNC.] 8 [MENU] 8 7/8 8 [Image Effects] 8Desired option* 8 [a]
