Sony DSR-PD175P/PD177P Camcorder User Manual


 
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Recording/Playback
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.
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
conditions as the one in which the
subject is.
3 Press (one push) button C.
A or B starts flashing rapidly. It
will stay on when the white balance
adjustment is completed and the
adjusted value is stored in A or
B.
To adjust the white balance
automatically
Press the WHT BAL button A or set the
AUTO/MANUAL switch D to AUTO.
b Notes
When you set the AUTO/MANUAL switch D
to AUTO, other manual adjustments (iris, gain,
and shutter speed) also become automatic.
You can customize the picture quality by
adjusting picture profile items such as
[GAMMA] and [DETAIL].
Connect your camcorder to a TV or
monitor, and adjust the picture quality
while observing the picture on the TV or
monitor screen.
Indicator Shooting conditions
A
(Memory A)
B
(Memory B)
White balance values
adjusted for light
sources can be stored
in memory A or
memory B. Follow the
steps in “To save the
adjusted white balance
value in memory A or
B” (p. 29).
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
Customizing the picture quality
(Picture profile)
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