Sony 4-157-878-12(1) Camcorder User Manual


 
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Recording/Playback
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 During recording or standby, set
the AUTO/MANUAL switch D to
MANUAL.
2 Press the WHT BAL button A.
3 Set the white balance memory
switch B to any one of
PRESET/A/B.
Select A or B for recording with the
white balance setting stored in memory
A or B.
z Tips
You can change the outdoor white balance
setting by setting offset. Press (one push)
button C while (outdoor) is selected and
turn the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial E to select an
offset value from -7 (bluish) to 0 (normal, the
default setting) to +7 (reddish). You can also set
the white balance offset value from the menu
([WB OUTDOOR LEVEL], p.72).
You can change the color temperature. Set [WB
PRESET] to [MANU WB TEMP], and the
white balance memory switch B to PRESET,
then press the (one push) button C. Turn
the SEL/PUSH EXEC dial E until the desired
temperature appears on the screen, then press
the dial to set the temperature. You can also set
the color temperature from the menu ([WB
TEMP SET], p. 72).
To save the adjusted white balance
value in memory A or B
1 Set the white balance memory switch to
A ( A) or B ( B) in step 3 of
“Adjusting to natural color (White
balance).”
2 Capture a white subject, such as white
paper, full-screen in the same lighting
condition as the one in which the subject
is.
3 Press the (one push) button C.
Indicator Shooting conditions
A
(Memory A)
B
(Memory B)
White balance values
adjusted for light
sources can be stored
in memory A and
memory B. Follow the
steps in “To save the
adjusted white balance
value in memory A or
B” (p. 31).
Outdoor
([OUTDOOR])
Recording neon signs
or fireworks
Recording sunset/
sunrise, just after
sunset or just before
sunrise
Under daylight color
fluorescent lamps
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Indoor
([INDOOR])
Under the lighting
conditions that change
in many ways, such as
a party hall
Under strong light,
such as in a
photography studio
Under sodium lamps
or mercury lamps
Color
temperature
([MANU WB
TEMP])
Color temperature can
be set between 2300K
and 15000K (the
default setting is
6500K).
Indicator Shooting conditions
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