The Canon XA30 is a camcorder style camera. It is the newer model of the Canon XA20.
White Balance
To adjust the white balance, you will go into the Menu (top left corner of the touch screen) and then set your white balance.
- Open the white balance screen by touching [FUNC.] > [WB White Balance].
- Touch the desired option and then touch [X].
- When you select [K Color Temperature], [◺▪◿1 Set 1] or [◺▪◿2 Set 2], set the color temperature or a custom white balance with the appropriate procedure below before touching [X].
- To set the color temperature ([K Color Temperature]), touch [◀] or [▶] or drag your finger along the dial to set the desired value.
- To set a custom white balance ([◺▪◿1 Set 1] or [◺▪◿2 Set 2]), point the camcorder at a white object, so it fills the whole screen, and touch [Set WB]. When the adjustment is completed, ◺▪◿ stops flashing and disappears. The camcorder will retain the custom white balance even if you turn it off.
- The icon of the selected option will appear on the screen.
- When you select [K Color Temperature], [◺▪◿1 Set 1] or [◺▪◿2 Set 2], set the color temperature or a custom white balance with the appropriate procedure below before touching [X].
Operating Modes
- [Automatic](Default value) The camcorder automatically sets the white balance for natural looking colors.
- [☀ Daylight] To record outdoors on a bright day.
- [⌂◺ Shade] To record in shaded places.
- [☁ Cloudy] To record on a cloudy day.
- [Fluorescent] To record under warm white, cool white or warm-white-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
- [Fluorescent H] To record under daylight or daylight-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
- [Tungsten] To record under tungsten and tungsten-type (3-wavelength) fluorescent lighting.
- [Color Temperature] Allows you to set the color temperature between 2,000 K and 15,000 K.
- [Set 1], [Set 2] Use the custom white balance settings to make white subjects appear white under colored lighting.