Hitachi HV-D30 operation manual White Balance Adjustment



White Balance Adjustment

Carry out white balance adjustment when the illumination condition (color temperature) is changed.

Adjust the white balance when using the camera for the first time or after replacing the lens.

1.In the MENU mode, set up WHITE BAL: MEM.

2.Turn off the MENU screen to select the DIRECT mode.

3.Provide a proper aperture value of lens using the auto iris function or manually.

4.Put an white object in the subject image, and zoom it up.

5.Hold the AWB button pressed for about 2 seconds for automatic white balance adjustment. With MESSAGE RTN:ON, AUTO WHITE appears. At the end of successful adjustment AUTO WHITE:OK appears.

6.If white balance adjustment cannot be made, any of the following messages will appear. Take a proper procedure according to the error message, and then try white balance adjustment again.

Error message		Procedure
AUTO WHITE	NG	Turn off the color bar.
CHANGE TO CAM
TRY AGAIN
AUTO WHITE	NG	Set up WHITE BAL:MEM.
CHANGE TO	MEMORY
MODE
TRY AGAIN
AUTO WHITE	NG	White balance cannot be made due to insufficient
LOW LIGHT		illumination.
TRY AGAIN		Increase the intensity of illumination, turn lens iris
		toward open direction, or increase the gain to provide a
		proper video level.
		Press the AWB switch again.
AUTO WHITE	NG	White balance cannot be made due to excess
HIGH LIGHT		illumination.
TRY AGAIN		Increase the intensity of illumination, turn lens iris
		toward closed direction, or increase the gain to provide
		a proper video level.
		Press the AWB switch again.
AUTO WHITE	NG	The color temperature is too high, making it impossible
C.TEMP HIGH		to reach the optimum value in adjustment. (If there
TRY AGAIN		is no problem in practical application, use the camera
		under the current condition.)
		Add a filter to the lens or illumination to decrease the
		color temperature.

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