6.2 White Balance
For the white balance adjustment for this unit, ATW (Automatic Tracking White Balance), ONE PUSH WB (One Push White Balance) and MANUAL (Manual White Balance) adjustments are provided. To select the desired mode, refer to the item “7.4 WHT BAL (White balance)” in the chapter “7. MODE SETTING BY ON SCREEN DISPLAY.”
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Outline | The camera automatically | Adjust the white balance | While shooting a white |
| measures color | by pressing the [DATA UP] | object, perform |
| temperature to adjust the | button while shooting the | adjustment on the WHT |
| white balance. | white object in an area set | BAL Setting Screen. |
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Feature | The camera automatically | The accuracy is higher | Artificial white balance |
| traces changes in color | than that of ATW. This is | can be set. This is |
| temperature to adjust the | appropriate to shooting | appropriate to shooting |
| white balance. | conditions where color | conditions where color |
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Remarks | If illumination condition is |
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| confirming with a monitor |
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6.2.1ONE PUSH WB (One Push White Balance)
•Set the MODE to ONE PUSH WB on the WHT BAL setting screen. (Refer to the item “7.4.1 “WHT BAL (White Balance)””)
•If the screen displays a color bar and the index/setting screen is displayed, press the [DISP] button to clear the color bar and character display on the setting screen.
•Shoot a white object that fills the screen set on the AWB setting screen (refer to the item “7.4.1 (3) “Changing ONE PUSH WB area””) and then press the [DATA UP] button for approximately one second.
•The character AWB blinks when the AWB operation starts.
•The character AWB stops blinking when the AWB operation finishes, and the result is displayed for approximately one second.
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