Setting the White Balance. Canon optura20, 10, Optura 20, Optura 10

Setting the White Balance

The camcorder’s auto white balance system adjusts the colors to appear natural for different lighting conditions. However, you can use the preset modes to reproduce colors more accurately, or set a custom white balance to obtain the optimal setting.

E

Zoom lever

Program selector

White sheet or paper

MENU button

Selector dial

❍ When the program selector is set to [, white balance is preset to [AUTO].

Indoor, outdoor and custom white balance cannot be selected.

❍ The camcorder retains the setting even if you turn it off.

❍ When you have set the custom white balance:

- Reset the white balance when the lighting condition changes.

- Turn off the digital zoom.

❍ Setting the white balance manually may provide better results in the following cases:

- Changing lighting conditions

- Close-ups

- Subjects in a single color (sky, sea or forest)

- Under mercury lamps or certain types of fluorescent lights

❍ Use the T Indoor or U Outdoor mode in the following cases:

T Indoor:

- Changing lighting condition

- Under video light

- Under sodium lamps

U Outdoor:

- For night scenes or fireworks

- Sunrise or sunset

* Use the auto setting for normal outdoor scenes.

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For

T (Indoor) or U (Outdoor) Setting:

1. Set the program selector to

Q

.

2. Open the menu and select [CAMERA SET UP].

3. Select [WHITE BAL.].

4. Select [INDOOR T] or [OUTDOOR U].

“

T” or “U” appears.

5. Close the menu.

For Custom White Balance:

1. Set the program selector to

Q

.

2. Open the menu and select [CAMERA SET UP].

3. Select [WHITE BAL.].

4. Point the camcorder at a white object (such as a sheet of paper), zoom in until it fills the whole screen and select [SET

W].

• W flashes and stops flashing when settings is complete.

• Depending on the light source,

W may keep flashing. The result will still be better than with the auto setting.

5. Close the menu.

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