On Tue, 11 Jun 2002 01:55:10 -0230, "Chris" wrote:

>"notjustjay" wrote in message
>news:ae3heq$449$3@driftwood.ccs.carleton.ca...
>> Kaman Wong wrote:
>> > Based on my understand, there is no manual white balance on this
>> > camcorder. What does the HOLD option of the white balance mean?

>> I was understanding that the HOLD option holds the white balance setting
>> at whatever it happened to be when you pressed the button.
>>
>> Is this not manual white balance?

>Manual white balance means that you "show" the camera a white surface, and
>"tell" it that it's white, and it adjusts it's colour levels that that it
>*is* white. If the "hold" option holds the white balance where it is, then
>it's still not really manual.

Why not? Show it a white (or off-white, to bias WB)
surface, let it auto-balance, and "hold" that - a
virtually identical operation to setting manual
WB on most camcorders, if not pro gear...