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    Unhappy JVC GR-D74U Mini DV Problem

    i really need help with this.
    i have this problem with the white balance
    yellow objects are greenish white
    and blue objects are red, green, or white
    can anyone tell me how to fix this please??

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    Re: JVC GR-D74U Mini DV Problem

    sorry, some blue objects are green and white :|

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    Re: JVC GR-D74U Mini DV Problem

    mistake that i fixed

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    Re: JVC GR-D74U Mini DV Problem

    i didnt fix it

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    Re: JVC GR-D74U Mini DV Problem

    Can you run a custom white balance on the camera? That might help if you are shooting under some type of flourescent lighting.
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    Re: JVC GR-D74U Mini DV Problem

    it has like auto, halogen, and some other crap

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    Re: JVC GR-D74U Mini DV Problem

    most camcorders have a custom or manual white balance. it is usually shown as two facing triangles with a small square above it. if you put the camera on this mode and place anything white (you can buy white balancing cards or twist fold screens, but a white piece of paper works just as well) in the light source you will be shooting under and fill the screen with the white. then you need to press the menu or select button (this is going to vary from camera to camera) until the white balance symbol stops flashing and your white object does indeed appear to be white. this will need to be done every time the camera is switched off or you change light sources (as every source has a different colour) most consumer cameras will have auto modes such as full auto (depending on the camera this will work fine) halogen, tungsten, florescent, daylight as well as the manual white balance i describe above. if you can't get consistent results with the manual white balance, then there may be something wrong with the camera.

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