Operating Instructions

Advanced Operations
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Title Procedure Remarks, etc.
Recording with Natural Colours
(White Balance)
This Movie Camera automatically adjusts the white
balance to ensure that the pictures are recorded with
natural colours. For certain types of subjects and
lighting conditions, however, this Auto White Balance
Adjustment Mode may not be able to ensure natural
colours (p. 95). In these cases, you can select either
one of the 3 preset modes explained below (indoor,
outdoor, or the last manually adjusted white balance
setting), or you can manually adjust the white balance.
The modes change in the following order:
 Automatic White Balance Adjustment [AWB]
Last manually adjusted White Balance setting [1]
! Outdoor Mode [z]
" Indoor Mode [{]
(recording under incandescent lamp)
Adjusting the White Balance
Manually
Use the Manual White Balance Adjustment Mode for all
types of lighting outside the range
(p. 95), as the
Auto White Balance Adjustment Mode can only ensure
natural colours for the types of lighting within that
range. For optimum results under almost any types of
lighting, we recommend that you adjust the white
balance manually for each new scene.
1
Set the Mode Selector
Switch to [MNL].
The [MNL] Indication
appears.

Attach the Lens Cap
and zoom in until the
entire screen becomes
white.
2
Press the [PUSH] Dial.
The [AWB] Indication
appears.

Operate the above step
1 and 2.
The [AWB] Indication
appears.
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PROGRAMME AE
W.B/SHUTTER/IRIS
MF/VOL/JOG
MENU
FOCUS
MODE
SELECT
MNL
AUTO
PUSH
WT

Turn the [PUSH] Dial
until the [1]
Indication appears.
PROGRAMME AE
MODE
SELECT
MNL
AUTO
Returning to the Auto
White Balance
Adjustment Mode
Turn the [PUSH] Dial
until the [AWB] Indication
appears. Or, set the
Mode Selector Switch to
[AUTO].

Keep the [PUSH] Dial
pressed until the [1]
Indication stops
flashing and remains
lit.
PROGRAMME AE
MODE
SELECT
MNL
AUTO
PROGRAMME AE
MODE
SELECT
MNL
AUTO
Notes about the Recording with Natural
Colours
³Be sure to remove the Lens Cap before setting the
[OFF/ON] Switch to [ON]. If the Lens Cap is still
attached to the Lens when the [CAMERA] Lamp
lights, the automatic white balance setting may not be
precise.
Notes about the Adjusting the White Balance
Manually
³It is not possible to manually adjust the white balance
when you have zoomed to 20t or higher (digital
zoom range), when [EFFECT1] on the [DIGITAL
EFFECT] Sub-Menu is set to [GAINUP] and when
[EFFECT2] is set to [SEPIA] or [B/W].
³We recommend that you adjust the white balance
anew whenever there is a change in the recording
situation.
In the Following Cases, the [1] Indication
Flashes:
³When you recall the last manually adjusted white
balance setting
The flashing indication tells you that the white balance
setting you last adjusted is still maintained. This setting
is kept until you adjust the white balance again.
³When you are trying to adjust the white balance in
a dark place
Under weak illumination, precise manual white balance
adjustment may not be possible. In this case, set the
Mode Selector Switch to [AUTO] to record with
automatic white balance adjustment.
³During manual adjustment of the white balance
The [1] Indication flashes while the white balance is
being adjusted. When the white balance adjustment is
finished, the [1] Indication stops flashing and
remains lit.
3
Turn the [PUSH] Dial to
select the desired
White Balance Mode.
W.B/SHUTTER/IRIS
MF/VOL/JOG
PUSH
W.B/SHUTTER/IRIS
MF/VOL/JOG
PUSH
W.B/SHUTTER/IRIS
MF/VOL/JOG
PUSH
W.B/SHUTTER/IRIS
MF/VOL/JOG
PUSH
W.B/SHUTTER/IRIS
MF/VOL/JOG
PUSH
W.B/SHUTTER/IRIS
MF/VOL/JOG
PUSH