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White Balance
White Balance allows you to adjust video quality according to available light.
1. In camcorder mode, press the Options (right) soft key ( ). The options
menu bar appears in the display.
2. Use the Left and Right navigation keys to highlight White Balance. The
name of the current White Balance setting appears in the second line of
the display. The options are:
• Auto — The camcorder automatically adjusts color balance to available light.
• Sunny — Use this setting when recording videos in full sun.
• Cloudy — Use this setting when recording videos in cloudy conditions.
• Tungsten — Use this setting when recording videos under incandescent lights.
• Fluorescent — Use this setting when recording videos under fluorescent lights.
• Manual — Use this setting to manually adjust White Balance to available light.
3. Use the Up and Down navigation keys to show the various White Balances
and the effects they have on a video.
4. When you decide on the White Balance you wish to use, press the key.
The camcorder viewfinder screen appears in the display with your selected
White Balance applied.
The next time you press the key, the camcorder applies the selected
White Balance to your video.
Color Effects
Change the look of your videos with Color Effects. Choose from eight available
settings such as Gray, Negative, and Sepia. The selected color effect previews in the
display before you take the picture.
1. In camcorder mode, press the Options (right) soft key ( ). The options
menu bar appears in the display.
2. Use the navigation keys to highlight one of the following Color Effects:
Note: Choose Normal to disable Color Effects.
• Normal — Subjects and pictures appear with a normal hue.
• Black&White — Subjects and pictures appear in black and white.
• Sepia — Subjects and pictures appear in a brownish-gray hue.
• Antique — Subjects and pictures appear in a grayish-green hue.
• Negative — Subjects and pictures appear in inverted colors.
• Green — Subjects and pictures appear in a greenish hue.