Canon ZR950 A Instruction Manual

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474 Push the joystick ( ) toward[BACK] to lock and save theexposure setting.If you operate the zoom duringexposure lock, the brightness of theimage may change.White BalanceThe white balance function helps youaccurately reproduce colors underdifferent lighting conditions so thatwhite objects will always look trulywhite in your recordings.POINTS TO CHECKRecording program: [ PROGRAM AE]Options Default value[ AUTO] Desired option** When you select [ SET], do not pressand continue instead with theprocedure below.1 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 customsetting even if you turn off thecamcorder.2 Press to save the settingand close the menu.NOTES• When you select the custom white balance:- Set the custom white balance in asufficiently illuminated place.- Select a zoom type other than[ DIGITAL] ( 33).- Reset the white balance when thelighting conditions change.- Depending on the light source,may keep flashing. The result will stillbe better than with [ AUTO].• Custom white balance may providebetter results in the following cases:- Changing lighting conditions- Close-ups- Subjects in a single color (sky, sea orforest)( 23)[ AUTO]Settings are automatically set by the camcorder.Use this setting for outdoor scenes.[ DAYLIGHT]For recording outdoors on a bright day.[ TUNGSTEN]For recording under tungsten and tungsten type(3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.[ SET]Use the custom white balance setting to makewhite objects appear white under coloredlighting.FUNC.( 24)TO SET THE CUSTOM WHITE BALANCEFUNC.FUNC.FUNC.FUNC.COPY