Camcorder User Manual

Adjusting Exposure and Color Settings
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The setting, which appears in the status display panel
next to the
W.B.
mark, remains in effect while you take
pictures.
NOTE
When nothing appears next to W.B. on the display panel, the
camera is in the fixed white balance mode.
Setting the Custom White Balance
Follow these steps to customize the white balance setting:
1
Remove the camera’s lens cap and press the
POWER
button to turn on the camera.
2
Turn the camera dial to to display the SETUP
menu. If necessary, change to Program or Manual user
mode.
3
Press the button next to
Shot SETUP
to go to the Shot
SETUP menu.
4
Press the button below
New W/B
.
5
You see a screen asking you if you want to save a new
setting for the custom white balance mode. Press the
button next to
Yes
to save a new white balance setting.
The camera’s lens moves out (if it isn’t already out). You
see a message with a framed area that the camera’s lens
uses to set the white balance.
6
Focus the camera on a piece of white paper, or some
other object to set the white balance by, and press the
shutter button to save the setting.
white
balance
setting
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