Sony DCR-SX85 - Manual (Page 63)


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BLACK FADER
Fades in/out with the black effect.
Out In
To cancel the fader before starting the
operation, touch [OFF].
Tips
When you press START/STOP, the setting is
cleared.
A movie recorded using [BLACK FADER] may
be difficult to see in the VISUAL INDEX screen.
WHITE BAL. (White balance)
You can adjust the color balance to the
brightness of the recording environment.
 AUTO
The white balance is adjusted automatically.
OUTDOOR ( )
The white balance is appropriately adjusted
for the following recording conditions:
 Outdoors
 Night views, neon signs and fireworks
 Sunrise or sunset
 Under daylight fluorescent lamps
INDOOR ()
The white balance is appropriately adjusted
for the following recording conditions:
 Indoors
 At party scenes or studios where the
lighting conditions change quickly
 Under video lamps in a studio, or under
sodium lamps or incandescent-like color
lamps
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ONE PUSH ( )
The white balance will be adjusted
according to the ambient light.
 Touch [ONE PUSH].
 Frame a white object such as a piece of
paper, to fill the screen under the same
lighting conditions as you will shoot the
subject.
 Touch [ ].
flashes quickly. When the white
balance has been adjusted and stored in the
memory, the indicator stops flashing.
Notes
Set [WHITE BAL.] to [AUTO] or adjust the
color in [ONE PUSH] under white or cool
white fluorescent lamps.
When you select [ONE PUSH], keep framing
white objects while is flashing quickly.
flashes slowly if [ONE PUSH] could not
be set.
When [ONE PUSH] was selected, if keeps
flashing after touching , set [WHITE
BAL.] to [AUTO].
If you set [WHITE BAL.], [SCENE
SELECTION] is set to [AUTO].
Tips
If you have changed the battery pack while
[AUTO] was selected, or taken your camcorder
outdoors after inside use (or vice versa), aim
your camcorder at a nearby white object for
about 10 seconds for better color balance
adjustment.
When the white balance has been set with
[ONE PUSH], if the lighting conditions
changed by bringing your camcorder outdoors
from inside the house, or vice versa, you need
to redo the [ONE PUSH] procedure to readjust
the white balance.
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