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WHITE BALANCE
ADJUSTMENT
Adjustment of white balance is for recording the
picture with natural color tone without reference
to the condition of the light source.
Set the position of the WHITE BAL switch
manually when shooting under certain
conditions (listed below).
HOW TO SET THE WHITE BAL
SELECTOR
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Recording outdoors—Set to 24: 6800K).
(OUTDOOR indicator appears on the viewfinder screen.)
Recording indoors—Set to -?: 200K)
(INDOOR indicator appears on the viewfinder screen.)
Recommended settings for various subjects
+e: : sunset, fireworks, subjects beside a sunny
window, etc.
.f:1 candle flames in darkness, subjects in the
spotlight, scenes before sunrise, subjects in
a tunnel (illuminated by natruim lamps),
neonlights, etc.
POOR CONDITIONS FOR LINEAR AUTO
WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT '[N]
[al insufficient light
[b] When lighting conditions change quickly
[c] When the light condition for the subject is
different from that for the unit
ex. when the subject is in a spotlight
when the subject is outdoors but the
camera is indoors
[d] Special light sources such as natrium lamp,
etc.
Linear auto white baiance'system of this camera
recorder:
Utilizes a white balance sensor to determine the
color temperature of the ambient light and
adjust the white balance accordingly (See page
80). As the sensor is built in the unit, however,
optimum white balance adjustment cannot be
obtained if the subject and this unit are under
different lighting conditions.