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Adjusting the color tone
You can adjust and fix the white balance
according to the lighting conditions of
recording environment.
You can store white balance values in
memory A ( A) and memory B ( B),
respectively. Unless a white balance is
readjusted, values will remain even after the
power has been turned off.
When you select PRESET, [OUTDOOR],
[INDOOR] or [MANU WB TEMP] is
selected, according to which one you
previously set with [WB PRESET] in the
(CAMERA SET) menu.
1 Set the AUTO/MANUAL switch D
to MANUAL.
2 Press the WHT BAL button A to
display the WHT BAL indicator.
3 Set the B/A/PRESET switch B to
any one of PRESET/A/B.
x Setting the A/B value
Select A or B for recording with the
white balance setting stored in memory
A or B.
x To use the PRESET value of white
balance
Select (CAMERA SET) t [WB
PRESET] and select a desired setting.
z Tips
• You can change the white balance value for
outdoor locations when set to (OUTDOOR).
Press the WB SET button C and turn the SEL/
SET dial E. Select a value in the range –7
(bluish) to 0 (standard, default value) to +7
(reddish). You can also set the white balance
Adjusting the white balance
Setting values
Example of recording
conditions
Outdoor
([OUTDOOR])
• When recording a night
scene, neon lighting,
fireworks, etc.
• When recording a
sunrise, sunset, etc.
• Under daylight
fluorescent lamp
n Indoor
([INDOOR])
• Where lighting
conditions change,
such as at a party place,
etc.
• Under video light, such
as in a studio, etc.
• Under a sodium or
mercury lamp
Color
temperature
setting ([MANU
WB TEMP])
• You can set a desired
color temperature
between 2300K and
15000K with
(CAMERA SET) t
[WB TEMP SET]
(default setting is
6500K).