Canon DC100 Instruction Manual page 47

Setting the White Balance
You can choose one of the preset settings to reproduce colors more accurately, or set a
custom white balance to obtain the setting best suited to your specific recording.
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To change the operating mode, refer to About the Operating Modes (CD 11).
Mode switch: P
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([037)
Options
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[AW~AUTO]
Settings are automatically set by the camcorder. Use this
setting for outdoor scenes.
[-* DAYLIGHT]
For recording outdoors on a bright day.
[O&-SHADE]
For recording in shaded places.
[.CLOUDY] For recording on a cloudy day.
[~~,
TUNGSTEN] For recording under tungsten and tungsten type
(3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
[
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FLUORESCENT] For recording under warm white, cool white or warm white
type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
[
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FLUORESCENT H] For recording under daylight or daylight type (3-wavelength)
fluorescent lighting.
[b,.-LlSET] Use the custom white balance setting to make white subjects
appear white under colored lighting.
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White Balance icon
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Desired option*
* To set the custom white balance when you select
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SET]:
1. Point the camcorder at a white object, zoom in until it fills the whole
screen and press
(§ ).
Keep the camcorder zoomed at the white object until
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stops flashing.
2. Press to save the setting and close the menu.
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Depending on the type of fluorescent light, optimal color balance may not be
obtained with
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FLUORESCENT] or
[~
FLUORESCENT H]. If the color looks
unnatural, adjust it using
[AW~
AUTO] or
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SET].
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When you have set the custom white balance:
- Depending on the light source,
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may keep flashing. The result will still be
better than with
[AW~
AUTO].
- Reset the white balance when the lighting condition changes.
- Turn off the digital zoom.
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The camcorder retains the custom white balance setting even if you turn it off.
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