Canon XA20 - Manual (Page 70)

White Balance
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White Balance
The white balance function helps you to accurately reproduce colors under different lighting
conditions.
POINTS TO CHECK
• Select a recording program other than the Special Scene recording programs.
1 Open the white balance screen.
[FUNC.] > [Ä White Balance]
2 Touch the desired option and then touch [X].
• When you select [Â Color Temperature], [Æ Set 1] or [Ç Set 2], set the color temperature or a
custom white balance with the appropriate procedure below before touching [X].
• The icon of the selected option will appear on the screen.
To set the color temperature ([Â Color Temperature])
Touch [Ï] or [Ð] to set the desired value.
• You can also drag your finger along the dial.
To set a custom white balance ([Æ Set 1] or [Ç Set 2])
Point the camcorder at a white object, so it fills the whole screen, and touch [Set WB].
When the adjustment is completed, Å stops flashing and disappears. The camcorder will retain the
custom white balance even if you turn it off.
Options (
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Default value)
NOTES
• When you select a custom white balance:
- Set p > [Digital Zoom] to [j Off].
- Reset the white balance when you change locations or the lighting or other conditions change.
- Depending on the light source, Å may keep flashing. The result will still be better than with
[Ã Automatic].
Operating modes:
[ à Automatic] 
The camcorder automatically sets the white balance for natural looking colors.
[ ¼ Daylight] To record outdoors on a bright day.
[ ½ Shade] To record in shaded places.
[ ¾ Cloudy] To record on a cloudy day.
[ ¿Fluorescent] To record under warm white, cool white or warm-white-type (3-wavelength)
fluorescent lighting.
[ À Fluorescent H] To record under daylight or daylight-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
[ É Tungsten] To record under tungsten and tungsten-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
[ Â Color Temperature] Allows you to set the color temperature between 2,000 K and 15,000 K.
[ Æ Set 1], [Ç Set 2] Use the custom white balance settings to make white subjects appear white
under colored lighting.
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