White Balance - Philips EXPLORER VKR6847 Operating Instructions Manual

White balance
Auto white balance
This adjustment is necessary to assure natural colour
rendition.
For continuous automatic white balance adjustment, just
turn the Camcorder on. This setting will automatically
provide well-balanced natural colour rendition under
almost any shooting condition.
Manual white balance adjustment
Keep pressing the "T" button of the power zoom
control button until the screen in the EVF becomes
completely white.
0 Keep the W. BALANCE button pressed for more
than 1 second.
The "WHITE" indication in the EVF informs about
the state of the adjustment:
Flashing slowly.Not set
Flashing rapidly.During setting
The indication "W. SET" is lit ...Setting is finished
• How to use the white cap
If there is only one light source, attach the white cap
to the lens for the manual white balance adjustment, if
there are several light sources or if the illumination is
weak (indoor, etc.), remove the white cap from the
lens and point the Camcorder at a purely white object,
such as white paper, and then adjust the white
balance.
• Automatic recall of previous white balance setting
When the POWER switch of the Camcorder is turned
off and later on again, the "WHITE" indication will
flash slowly, however, the last previous white balance
setting is still maintained. However, to ensure best
possible colour reproduction, adjust the white balance
anew as explained above. It is also maintained during
playback, rec review and retake. However, the
previous white balance setting will no longer be
maintained when the AC adaptor is turned off or the
battery pack is removed from the Camcorder.
• When moving the Camcorder from indoor to outdoor
or vice versa, be sure to adjust the white balance
anew, as colour of the light has changed considerably.
Cautions
The auto white balance adjustment may not be accurate
when:
1. When shooting under mercury-vapor, natrium or
some types of fluorescent lamps.
2. When intense lighting is used, e.g. from a halogen
lamp, or when the colour temperature of the light
source is low.
3. When shooting a subject of a single colour or a
subject in front of a single-colour background.
4. When shooting outdoors at sunrise or sunset.
5. When using a gray filter (ND) or other special filters.
6. When using a conversion lens.
7. When using the Camcorder under weak illumination.
In these cases, use the manual white balance adjustment
mode.
If it is moved from outdoors to indoors during recording,
the picture will initially take on a slightly reddish cast but
it will gradually regain its natural colours.
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