Canon DC100 EN - Manual (Page 47)

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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
conditions.
To change the operating mode, refer to About the Operating Modes ( 11).
Mode switch:
Options
* To set the custom white balance when you select [ 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 stops flashing.
2. Press to save the setting and close the menu.
 Depending on the type of fluorescent light, optimal color balance may not be
obtained with [ FLUORESCENT] or [ FLUORESCENT H]. If the color looks
unnatural, adjust it using [ AUTO] or [ SET].
 When you have set the custom white balance:
- Depending on the light source, may keep flashing. The result will still be
better than with [ AUTO].
- Reset the white balance when the lighting condition changes.
- Turn off the digital zoom.
 The camcorder retains the custom white balance setting even if you turn it off.
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AUTO
[ AUTO] Settings are automatically set by the camcorder. Use this
setting for outdoor scenes.
[ DAYLIGHT] For recording outdoors on a bright day.
[ 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.
[ FLUORESCENT] For recording under warm white, cool white or warm white
type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
[ FLUORESCENT H] For recording under daylight or daylight type (3-wavelength)
fluorescent lighting.
[ SET] Use the custom white balance setting to make white subjects
appear white under colored lighting.
White Balance icon
Desired option*
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