There's a lot here but I'll try to get to as much as I can. First of all, you shouldn't be white balancing with a piece of paper. you should be using some object produced under conditions that allow you confidence in its neutral density. You should be using a chip chart, for instance. How "white" is that piece of paper? Find 10 pieces of paper from different sources. Lay them one on top of the other. You will probably see a farily good range of "whites." I'm not sure what you mean about the AJ-D700P not having a "manual" white balance. The camera has 2 white balance memories and a preset for 3200 degrees Kelvin. What might be confusing you is that the camera two white balance memories ("A" and "B") for each filter position. Check: http://www.usersmanualguide.com/panasonic/digital_camera/aj-d700p/ Page 15 The pattern you're talking about is moire. This is related to the limited number of lines (525) created by the NTSC format signal you're recording. the only real solution is to record more lines (High Def or film) or avoid tight patterns in front of the screen.