81Adjusting Color (White Balance)This DVD Video Camera automatically adjusts thecolor of subject. Change the white balance settingdepending on the recording conditions.1 Press the MENU button,choose “White Bal.” onthe “Camera FunctionsSetup” menu screen, andthen press the Abutton.2 Choose the desiredoption, and then press theA button.3 Press the MENU button to end the setting.Note :• The white balance mode can be confirmed using the on-screen information.• In Set mode, resetting will be necessary when the DVDVideo Camera is turned off. (All other modes of whitebalance will be stored in memory.)• If “Input Source: LINE” or “S LINE” has been specified,you cannot use the “Set” mode of white balance (P. 88).lSetting white balance manually1 Point the DVD VideoCamera at a whiteobject so that it fillsthe screen. Use anobject that is nottransparent.If the object that fillsthe screen is notfocused, correct thefocus using “ManualFocus”, P. 64.2 Press the MENUbutton, choose “WhiteBal.”, “Set”, and thenpress the A button.3 Hold A pressed untilthe “h“ indicatorchanges from blinking to asteady light. When the“h“ indicator lights, thewhite balance setting willbe complete.4 Press the g button to endthe setting.Note :• It is recommended that you specify “Dig. Zoom: Off” (Seepage 57) before setting white balance.• Do not use a colored object when setting white balance:The appropriate tint cannot be set.• Setting the white balance might take a while in somecases, depending on the shooting environment. In thiscase, set white balance in a bright environment using anobject as white as possible.• The white balance cannot be set when the digital zoom isengaged or under low light: The “h” indicator will blinkat this time.• If the white balance that was manually set before is kept,the “h” indicator will blink.Mode Setting contents On-screendisplayAuto White balance alwaysautomatically adjustedNoneSet You can manually adjustwhite balance to matchthe light source orsituationhOutdoor To record in fine weather iIndoor To record underincandescent light,halogen light or bulb-color type fluorescentlightjCamera Functions SetupSetOutdoorIndoorRAMProgram AEWhite Bal.Dig.ZoomWind CutEISENTER RETURNAuto3 0 MIN0 : 0 0 : 0 0REMFINE8 : 0 0 AMSEP 3 0 2 0 0 5White balance modeWhite thick paperCamera Functions SetupSetOutdoorRAMProgram AEWhite Bal.Dig.ZoomEISENTER RETURNAutoIndoorWind CutRAMSet EXIT3 0 MIN0 : 0 0 : 0 0REMFINE8 : 0 0 AMSEP 3 0 2 0 0 5
