Panasonic SDR-S9 Operating Instructions Manual

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112VQT1P61OthersExplanation of termsAutomatic white balanceWhite balance adjustment recognisesthe colour of light and adjusts so thewhite colour will become a purer white.The unit determines the hue of light thatcomes through the lens and whitebalance sensor, thereby judging therecording condition, and selects theclosest hue setting.This is called automatic white balanceadjustment.However, since the unit only stores whitecolour 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 colour under different lightsources. By recognizing which is thewhite colour under sunlight and which isthe white colour under a fluorescent light,the unit can adjust the balance amongthe other colours.Since the white colour is the referencefor all the colours (that make up light),the unit can record pictures in a naturalhue if it can recognise the referencecolour white.10 000K9 000K8 000K7 000K6 000K5 000K4 000K3 000K2 000K1 000K2)1)3)4)5)6)7)8)9)10)