Sony DCR-HC20 - Manual (Page 27)

Recording
Recording 27
To return the setting to automatic
exposure
Follow steps 1 to 3, then touch [ AUTO] in
step 4. Or set [EXPOSURE] to [ AUTO]
(p. 28).
b Notes
• You cannot use the Flexible spot meter together with
the NightShot plus function.
• If you set [PROGRAM AE], [SPOT METER] is
automatically set to [ AUTO].
z Tip
• If you set [SPOT METER], [EXPOSURE] is
automatically set to [MANUAL].
Adjusting the white balance
manually
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment. The
indicators in parentheses appear when the
setting is selected.
[ AUTO]
Select when you want to record with the
white balance adjusted automatically.
[OUTDOOR] ( )
Select when recording a sunset/sunrise,
general night views, neon signs, fireworks, or
when under daylight fluorescent lamps.
[INDOOR] ( n )
Select when recording at a party or in studios
where lighting conditions change quickly.
And also, select when under video lamps
such as those in a studio, under sodium
lamps, mercury lamps or warm white
fluorescent lamps.
[ONE PUSH] ( )
Select when you want to record with the
white balance adjusted depending on the light
source.
1
Slide the POWER switch to select the
CAMERA mode.
2
Touch to display [PAGE1].
3
Touch [WHT BAL].
4
Touch the desired effect.
When you touch [ONE PUSH]
1 Frame a white object such as a piece of
paper filling the screen under the same
lighting conditions as you will shoot the
subject.
2 Touch .
flashes quickly.
When the white balance has been
adjusted and stored in the memory, the
indicator stops flashing.
5
Touch .
6
Touch .
b Notes
• You cannot use the white balance together with the
NightShot plus function.
• The setting returns to [ AUTO] when you
disconnect the power source from your camcorder
for more than 5 minutes.
• Do not shake or strike the camcorder while
flashes quickly.
• When flashes slowly, the white balance is not
set or was not able to be set.
• If keeps flashing even when you touch
, set [WHT BAL] to [
AUTO].
z Tips
• For better color balance adjustment when [WHT
BAL] is set to [ AUTO], aim your camcorder at a
nearby white object for about 10 seconds after
setting the POWER switch to CAMERA when:
– You remove the battery pack for replacement.
– You bring your camcorder outdoors from inside
the house while using fixed exposure, or bring
your camcorder in from outside.
• Redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure when:
– You changed the [PROGRAM AE] settings when
[WHT BAL] is set to [ONE PUSH].
– You brought your camcorder outdoors from inside
the house, or vice versa.
• Set [WHT BAL] to [ AUTO] or [ONE PUSH]
under white or cool white fluorescent lamps.
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