6 2 White Balance
For white balance adjustment of this unit, ATW (Automatic Tracking White balance), AWB (Automatic White Balance) and MANUAL (Manual white balance) adjustments are provided. Refer to the items “7.2
(3)WHT BAL (White Balance), 7. MODE SETTING BY THE ON SCREEN DISPLAY”, select the desired mode.
| ATW | AWB | MANUAL |
| 䋨Automatic Tracking | 䋨Automatic White Balance䋩 | 䋨Manual White Balance䋩 |
| White Balance䋩 |
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Outline | The camera measures the | Adjust white balance by | Adjust the white balance |
object color temperature and | displaying the white object | manually using the WHT | |
| adjusts the white balance | inside the area set by AWB | BAL menu while shooting |
| automatically. | menu and pressing the | the white object. |
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| [DATA UP] button. |
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Features | Tracks variations of color | Measurement accuracy is | Artificial white balance setting. |
temperature and adjusts white | higher than ATW. This | The manual adjustment is | |
| balance automatically. | mode is effective when | most effective under shooting |
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| shooting under less varia- | conditions with no color |
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| tions of color temperature. | temperature variation. |
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Notes | If illumination is low, white |
| Adjustment is performed by |
balance may not be corrected. |
| confirming with a vector | |
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| scope. |
AWB(Automatic White Balance)
䊶Set the MODE to AWB on the WHT BAL menu.
Perform the C.TEMP (color temperature conversion) setting, if necessary. (Refer to the item “7.2 (3) WHT BAL (White Balance)”.)
3200K䋺Appropriate for indoor shooting.
5600K䋺Appropriate for outdoor shooting.
䊶If the color bar pattern is displayed on the screen or if the index menu/menu is displayed, press the [DISP] button to disable the color bar pattern or the character display on the menu.
䊶Shoot a known white object entirely in the area set by the AWB menu (refer to the item “7.2 (3) (3.1) (d) Confirming the contents of the zone area selected by AWB” ) and push [DATA UP] button for approx. 1 second.
䊶The character AWB blinks on the screen when the AWB starts.
䊶The character AWB stops blinking when the AWB finishes, and the result is displayed for approx. 1 second.
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