HDR-TD20/TD20V | White Balance (2D only) | "Handycam" User Guide

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White Balance (2D only)

You can adjust the color balance to the recording environment.

[Camera/Mic] [Manual Settings] [White Balance].

Select the desired setting.

	(Auto) The white balance is adjusted automatically. If you have changed the battery pack while [Auto] was selected, or taken your camcorder outdoors after inside use (or vice versa), aim your camcorder at a nearby white object for about 10 seconds for better color balance adjustment.
	(Outdoor) The white balance is appropriately adjusted for the following recording conditions: Outdoors Night views, neon signs and fireworks Sunrise or sunset Under daylight fluorescent lamps
	(Indoor) The white balance is appropriately adjusted for the following recording conditions: Indoors At party scenes or studios where the lighting conditions change quickly Under video lamps in a studio, or under sodium lamps or incandescent-like color lamps
	(One Push) The white balance will be adjusted according to the ambient light. Select []. Keep framing white object such as a piece of paper, to fill the screen under the same lightning conditions as you will shoot the subject. Select []. If the lighting conditions changed by bringing your camcorder outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa, you need to redo the [One Push] procedure to readjust the white balance.

Notes

Set [White Balance] to [Auto] or adjust the color in [One Push] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps.

While you are recording a movie, (One Push) cannot be set.

If you set [White Balance], [Scene Selection] is set to [Auto].