Panasonic SDR-S10P Operating Instructions Manual

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115VQT1D97OthersExplanation of termsAutomatic white balanceWhite balance adjustment recognizesthe color of light and adjusts so the whitecolor will become a purer white. The unitdetermines the hue of light that comesthrough the lens and white balancesensor, thereby judging the recordingcondition, and selects the closest huesetting.This is called automatic white balanceadjustment.However, since the unit only stores whitecolor information under certain lightsources, automatic white balanceadjustment does not function normallyunder other light sources.The illustration above shows the rangeover which the auto white balancefunctions.1) The effective range of automaticwhite balance adjustment on this unit2) Blue sky3) Cloudy sky (rain)4) TV screen5) Sunlight6) White fluorescent lamp7) Halogen light bulb8) Incandescent light bulb9) Sunrise or sunset10) CandlelightOutside of the effective range ofautomatic white balance adjustment, theimage will become reddish or bluish.Even within the effective range ofautomatic white balance adjustment, theautomatic white balance adjustment maynot function properly if there is more thanone light source. For light outside thefunctional automatic white balanceadjustment range, use the manual whitebalance adjustment mode.White balanceThe images recorded by the unit maybecome bluish or reddish under theinfluence of certain light sources. Toavoid such phenomena, adjust the whitebalance.White balance adjustment determinesthe white color under different lightsources. By recognizing which is thewhite color under sunlight and which isthe white color under a fluorescent light,the unit can adjust the balance amongthe other colors.Since the white color is the reference forall the colors (that make up light), the unitcan record pictures in a natural hue if itcan recognize the reference color white.Auto focusThe lens is moved forward or backwardautomatically to bring the subject intofocus.Auto focus has the followingcharacteristics.≥ Adjusts the focus so that the verticallines of a subject are seen moreclearly.10 000K9 000K8 000K7 000K6 000K5 000K4 000K3 000K2 000K1 000K2)1)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)