Canon 50 - Manual (Page 59)

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Setting the White Balance
You can use the preset modes to reproduce colors more accurately, or set a custom white
balance to obtain the optimal setting.
1. Set the mode dial to mode other than or .
2. Press the FUNC. button.
3. Select the white balance symbol followed by the setting option.
The symbol of the current setting is displayed.
4. When you have selected [ SET]: Point the camcorder at a white
object, zoom in until it fills the whole screen and press the SET dial.
• Keep the camcorder zoomed at the white object until step 5 is completed.
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flashes and stops flashing when adjustment is complete.
(AUTO) Settings are automatically set by the camcorder.
(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.
CAMERA PLAY (VCR) CARD CAMERA CARD PLAY
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AUTO
Mode dial
SET dial
Zoom lever
White sheet or paper
FUNC. button