Canon DC210 - Manual (Page 47)

Adjusting the Picture: Exposure, Focus and Color
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3 Adjust ( ) the focus as required
until the image appears focused.
• Push the joystick ( ) toward
for a
farther focal distance or push it ( )
toward for a closer focal distance.
• Pushing the joystick (
) toward
[FOCUS] again will return the
camcorder to autofocus.
NOTES
The camcorder will automatically return to
autofocus when you set the mode switch to AUTO.
Readjust the focus when you have turned off
the camcorder.
Infinity Focus
Use this function when you wish to focus
on faraway subjects such as mountains or
fireworks.
POINTS TO CHECK
Adjust the zoom before you start the
procedure.
Mode switch: P
1 If the joystick guide does not appear
on screen, press (
) to display it.
2 Keep the joystick pushed ( ) toward
[FOCUS] for more than 2 seconds.
•
appears.
• Pushing the joystick ( ) toward
[FOCUS] again will return the
camcorder to autofocus.
NOTES
If you operate the zoom or the joystick ( )
during infinity focus, changes to “MF” and the
camcorder returns to manual focusing mode.
White Balance
The white balance function helps you
accurately reproduce colors under
different lighting conditions so that white
objects will always look truly white in your
recordings.
POINTS TO CHECK
Mode switch: P
Options
 Default value
* When you select [ SET], do not press
and continue instead with the
procedure below.
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NEXT
FOCUS
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[ AUTO] 
Settings are automatically set by the
camcorder. Use this setting for outdoor
scenes.
[
DAYLIGHT]
For recording outdoors on a bright day.
[
TUNGSTEN]
For recording under tungsten and tungsten
type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
[
SET]
Use the custom white balance setting to
make white subjects appear white under
colored lighting.
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Icon of the currently selected
White Balance
Desired option*
FUNC.
FUNC.
FUNC.
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