Canon DC 40 - Manual (Page 64)

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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.
1. Set the camcorder to a recording mode ( or )
and set the mode dial to a position other than or .
2. Press the FUNC. button.
3. First, select ( ) the current white balance symbol from the left side
column and then select ( ) the desired option from the bottom bar.
If you select a white balance setting other than [ SET], continue directly to step 5.
To set the custom white balance when you select [ SET]:
4. Point the camcorder at a white object, zoom in until it fills the whole
screen and press ( ).
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.
FLUORESECENT 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.
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AUTO
White sheet or paper
(if you select
SET)
Multi Selector
Zoom lever
FUNC. button
Mode dial