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**Your camcorder is adjusted to focus only on distant subjects.
SPOT METER
See page 28 for details.
EXPOSURE
See page 29 for details.
WHITE BAL.
You can adjust the color balance to the brightness of the recording environment.
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• The setting returns to [AUTO] when you disconnect the power source from your camcorder
for more than 5 minutes.
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Tips
• For better color balance adjustment when [WHITE BAL.] is set to [AUTO], aim your
camcorder at a nearby white object for about 10 seconds after setting the POWER switch
to the CAMERA-TAPE mode when:
– You remove the battery pack for replacement.
– You bring your camcorder outdoors from inside house while using fixed exposure, or
vice versa.
• Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] and reset to [HOLD] after few seconds when:
– You changed the [PROGRAM AE] settings with [WHITE BAL.] to [HOLD].
– You brought your camcorder outdoors from inside house, or vice versa.
• Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or [HOLD] when recording under white or cool white
fluorescent lamps.
G AUTO Select when you want to record with the white balance adjusted
automatically.
HOLD ( ) Select when recording a single-colored subject or background.
OUTDOOR ()
– Select when recording a sunset/sunrise, general night
views, neon signs, or fireworks.
– Select when recording under daylight fluorescent lamps.
INDOOR (n)
– Select when recording at a party scene or studios where the
lighting conditions change quickly.
– Select when recording under video lamps such as those in
a studio, under sodium lamps, mercury lamps or
incandescent-like color fluorescent lamps.