Infinity DMC 1000 - Manual (Page 71)

DMC 1000 Digital Media Camcorder User’s Guide (v1.15) 71
Chapter 5 - Video setup
5.8 Auto white balance
If the reference color temperatures do not match your lighting conditions, carry out the
automatic white balance procedure. When the procedure is started, the camcorder measures
a white area in the middle of the picture and stores the color temperature in the selected FL50/
60, AW1 or AW2 memory positions.
☞
Note
Make sure that the color bars are switched off before starting the auto white balance
procedure.
1. Use the White Bal switch to select one of the memory positions FL50/60, AW1 or AW2
in which to store the measured color temperature value.
2. Hold the White Bal switch at the front of the camcorder in the up position. The following
appears in the viewfinder:
3. Point the camcorder so that the reference white surface is between the two black boxes
on the screen.
Select Rec
Audio Level
Exp.
Time
Auto
White
Operate Gain Output White Bal
User 1 User 2
Monitor
Warning
Save
Std.
Recall
Marker
Stby +
-
Cam
Bars
Clear
ND 1/4
ND 1/16
ND 1/64 1
2
3
4
+
-
Contrast
White Balance switch
Auto White
Balance switch
ND/RE BATT MEDIA REC ++ + -
AW2 AW1 FL 7.5 5.6 3.2
FOC+
4.7 !