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Customizing Your Camcorder
FIREWORKS* ( )
Fireworks are recorded in all their
splendor.
LANDSCAPE*( )
Shoots distant subjects clearly. This setting
also prevents your camcorder from
focusing on glass or metal mesh in
windows that comes in between the
camcorder and the subject.
PORTRAIT ( )
Brings out the subject such as people or
flowers while creating a soft background.
SPOTLIGHT**( )
Prevents people’s faces from appearing
excessively white when subjects are lit by
strong light.
BEACH**( )
Shoots seaside or lake side; the blue of the
water will be recorded clearly.
SNOW**( )
Prevents people’s faces from appearing
dark in strong light or reflected light, such
as on a ski slope.
* Adjusted to focus only on objects farther away.
**Adjusted not to focus on objects a short distance
away.
b Notes
• If you set [SCENE SELECTION], [WHITE
BAL.] setting is canceled.
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment.
B AUTO
The white balance is adjusted
automatically.
OUTDOOR ( )
The white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate for the following recording
conditions:
– Outdoors
– Night views, neon signs and fireworks
– Sunrise or sunset
– Under daylight fluorescent lamps
INDOOR (n)
The white balance is adjusted to be
appropriate for the following recording
conditions:
– Indoors
– At party scenes or studios where the lighting
conditions change quickly
– Under video lamps in a studio, or under
sodium lamps or incandescent-like color
lamps
ONE PUSH ( )
The white balance will be adjusted
according to the ambient light.
1 Touch [ONE PUSH].
2 Frame a white object such as a piece of
paper, to fill the screen under the same
lighting conditions as you will shoot
the subject.
3 Touch [ ].
flashes quickly. When the white
balance has been adjusted and stored in
the memory, the indicator stops
flashing.
WHITE BAL. (White
balance)
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