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Setting a Custom White Balance

1. Set the POWER dial to a recording program other than 

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2. Press the WHITE BALANCE dial so that it pops out.

3. Set the WHITE BALANCE dial to one of the custom preset positions, A or B.

4. Point the camcorder at a white object and zoom in until it fills the whole screen.

Keep the camcorder zoomed at the white object until step 5 is completed.

5. Press the WHITE BALANCE 

 button.

 and the corresponding letter will stop flashing and stay on when the setting is completed.

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When you set the custom white balance: Very rarely and depending on the light source, 

 may 

keep flashing. The result will still be better than with the AWB setting.

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As long as the built-in rechargeable lithium battery is charged, the camcorder retains the custom 
white balance setting even if you turn it off.

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The following custom preset settings take precedence, and will override the white balance set 
with the procedure above: The color matrix [CMX] setting, the 3 R/G/B gain settings, and the 6 R/
G/B matrix settings (

98).

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The custom white balance 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

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Perform the custom white balance setting procedure in a sufficiently well lit place.

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Readjust the custom white balance if you turn the ND filter on/off (lenses with a built-in ND filter) or 
when the light source has changed.

Recording with a Custom White Balance Previously Set

1. Set the 

 dial to a recording program other than 

.

2. Turn the WHITE BALANCE dial to the desired custom preset, A or B.

The custom white balance set in advance is activated.