Setting The White Balance - Canon XH A1 Instruction Manual

Setting the White Balance

The camcorder uses an electronic white balance process to calibrate the picture for accurate color
display under different lighting conditions.
In addition to the fully automated mode, white balance modes include an indoor mode, an outdoor mode,
a color temperature setting and two user-defined custom preset values.
Auto
(Outdoor)
(Indoor)
(Color temperature) Setting depending on the hue of a specific lighting (2,800 - 12,000ºK in 100ºK
Custom Preset A, B
WHITE BAL.
AWB switch
WHITE BAL. switch
Selecting the Automatic White Balance
Set the AWB switch to ON.
Selecting One of the Preset Modes
1. Set the dial to a recording mode other than
2. Set the AWB switch to OFF and the WHITE BAL. switch to PRE.
3. Set the WHITE BAL. PRESET switch to
You can also fine-tune the preset
starts flashing and the neutral value ±0 appears next to it. Adjust the white balance with the
value between -9 and +9 and press the WHITE BAL.
Setting the Color Temperature
1. Set the dial to a recording program other than
2. Set the AWB switch to OFF and the WHITE BAL. switch to PRE.
3. Set the WHITE BAL. PRESET switch to
The color temperature currently set will be displayed.
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Automated adjustment of white balance
Bright sunlight (5,600ºK)
Incandescent light (3,200ºK)
increments)
Custom preset (3,200 - 5,600ºK)
dial
button
/ settings. Press the WHITE BAL.
.
or .
button again.
.
.
WHITE BAL. PRESET
switch
button so the preset icon
dial to a