Adjusting the White Balance

Recording

The white balance must be adjusted to suit to the color temperature of the light source.

You can select the adjustment mode according to the shooting conditions.

Preset mode

The color temperature is adjusted to the preset value (factory setting: 3200K) in this mode. Select this mode when there is no time to adjust the white balance or when you wish to fix the white balance to the condition of you set for a Picture Profile.

Memory A mode, Memory B mode

•The white balance is adjusted to the value stored in memory A or memory B.

•Pressing the WHT BAL button executes auto white balance and stores the adjusted value in memory A or memory B.

ATW (Auto-Tracing White balance) mode

In this mode, the camcorder automatically adjusts the white balance to the appropriate condition. When the color temperature of the light source changes, the white balance adjustment is automatically executed.

Five steps of adjustment speed can be selected with “ATW Speed” (page 120) of the CAMERA SET menu.

Selecting the Adjustment Mode

Using the switch

You can select Preset mode, Memory A mode, or ATW (Memory B) mode with the WHITE BAL switch.

To the B position of the WHITE BAL switch, ATW mode is assigned at the factory. The setting can be changed with “White Switch” (page 120) of the CAMERA SET menu to select Memory B mode.

- FULL AUTO

FRAME

WHITE BAL switch	+

GAIN WHITE BAL BARS/CAM

L	ATW	B
M		A
H		PRST

16:9 WIDE SCREEN

		STEA
		SHOTDY
		IRIS
	MANU	AUTO
10	MACRO		ND
10			FILTER
8.5				2
	FOCUS			2
			1	-
				FULL AUTO
			OFF	+ FRAME
			OFF
				3
				W-EX
				PM
			STATUS	MENU
				MENU

B:ATW or Memory B mode

A:Memory A mode PRST: Preset mode

•Setting the camcorder to Full Auto mode (page 51) forcibly activates ATW mode.

•Assigning the ATW on/off function to an assignable button permits you to independently activate/deactivate ATW when Full Auto mode is off.

For details on the assignable buttons, see “Changing Functions of the Assignable Buttons” on page 75.

Using the Direct menu

When you press the DISPLAY/BATT INFO button, the current adjustment mode and color temperature are displayed on the screen.

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ATW: ATW mode

W:A: Memory A mode

W:B: Memory B mode

W:P: Preset mode

When the Direct menu is in All mode, you can select from among ATW, W:A, W:B, and W:P. When the Direct menu is in Part mode, you can switch between ATW and the mode set with the WHITE BAL switch.

For details on the Direct menu, see “Direct Menu Operation” on page 26.

Adjusting the White Balance

PMW-EX3 specifications

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