Sony HDR-CX240 - Manual (Page 188)

Digital HD Video Camera Recorder
HDR-CX240/CX240E/PJ240/PJ240E/PJ270/PJ270E/PJ275
White Balance
You can adjust the color balance to the recording environment.
1. - [Camera/Mic] - [ Manual Settings] - [White Balance] - desired setting.
Descriptions of menu items
(Auto) (default setting):
The white balance is adjusted automatically.
If you have changed the battery pack while [Auto] was selected, or taken this product outdoors after inside use
(or vice versa), aim this product at a nearby white object for about 10 seconds for better color balance
adjustment.
(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
(One Push):
The white balance will be adjusted according to the ambient light.
1. Select .
2. Keep framing white object such as a piece of paper, to fill the LCD monitor under the same lightning
conditions as you will shoot the subject.
3. Select .
If the lighting conditions changed by bringing this product outdoors from inside the house, or vice versa, you
need to redo the [One Push] procedure to readjust the white balance.
Note
Set [White Balance] to [Auto] or adjust the color in [One Push] under white or cool white fluorescent lamps.
While you are recording a movie,
(One Push) cannot be set.
If you set [White Balance], [Scene Selection] is set to [Auto].
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