Panasonic SDR-S100 Operating Guide

VQT0T60

White balance adjustment recognizes the 
colour of light and adjusts so the white 
colour will become a purer white. The unit 
determines the hue of light that comes 
through the lens and white balance 
sensor, thereby judging the recording 
condition, and selects the closest hue 
setting.
This is called automatic white balance 
adjustment.
However, since the unit only stores white 
colour information under several light 
sources, automatic white balance 
adjustment does not function normally 
under other light sources.

The illustration above shows the range 
over which the auto white balance 
functions. 
1) The effective range of automatic 

white balance adjustment on this unit

2) Blue sky
3) TV screen 
4) Cloudy sky (rain)
5) Sunlight
6) White fluorescent lamp
7) 2 hours after sunrise or before sunset
8) 1 hour after sunrise or before sunset
9) Halogen light bulb
10) Incandescent light bulb
11) Sunrise or sunset
12) Candlelight

Outside of the effective range of 
automatic white balance adjustment, the 
image will become reddish or bluish. 
Even within the effective range of 
automatic white balance adjustment, the 
automatic white balance adjustment may 
not function properly if there is more than 
one light source. For light outside the 
functional auto white balance adjustment 
range, use the manual white balance 
adjustment mode.

The images recorded by the unit may 
become bluish or reddish under the 
influence of certain light sources. To 
avoid such phenomena, adjust the white 
balance.
White balance adjustment determines 
the white colour under different light 
sources. By recognizing which is the 
white colour under sunlight and which is 
the white colour under a fluorescent light, 
the unit can adjust the balance among 
the other colours.
Since the white colour is the reference for 
all the colours (that make up light), the 
unit can record pictures in a natural hue if 
it can recognize the reference colour 
white.

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