Detection area for the white balance
The detection area for the white balance is selectable between 90%, 50% and 25%, using the menu option AWB AREA.
This option can be found in the <WHITE BALANCE MODE> screen, which is accessible from the CAM OPERATION page. The detection area is
90%
50%
25%
When you have no time to adjust the white balance:
Position the WHITE BAL switch at [PRST].
This adjusts the white balance for the filter according to the position of the FILTER control (outer).
When the white balance has not been automatically adjusted:
When the white balance has not been successfully adjusted, the viewfinder displays an error message.
If one of the error messages listed below appears, take the appropriate steps, then adjust the white balance again.
If the error message appears after repeated readjustments, the interior of the unit must be inspected. For more information, contact a service center or your distributor.
Error message | Description | Remedies |
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COLOR TEMP. | The color | Select an appropriate |
HIGH | temperature is too | filter. |
| high. |
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COLOR TEMP. | The color | Select an appropriate |
LOW | temperature is too | filter. |
| low. |
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LOW LIGHT | There is insufficient | Increase the light level or |
| light. | gain. |
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LEVEL OVER | There is too much | Decrease the light level or |
| light. | gain. |
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CHECK FILTER | The FILTER control | Check the FILTER |
| is displaced. | control. |
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TIME OVER | AWB was not | Shooting conditions may |
| completed within | be unstable. If flicker |
| the time allowed. | occurs, press the shutter |
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| and readjust the AWB |
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| under stable conditions. |
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Retaining white balances |
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Each value in memory is retained even if the video camera- |
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recorder is turned off; it will not be lost until the white balance is |
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A or B. |
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When the menu option FILTER INH is set to “ON” (default), each |
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system stores only one value. If this is the case, the values are |
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not synchronised with the CC filter. |
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This option can be found in the <WHITE BALANCE MODE> |
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screen, which is accessible from the CAM OPERATION page. |
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When the menu option FILTER INH is set to “OFF”, the adjusted |
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value for each CC filter can be automatically stored in the |
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memory that corresponds to the position of the WHITE BAL | 4 | |
switch (A or B). Your | ||
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stores eight (4 C 2) adjusted values. |
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Note that, when the menu options AWB A and AWB B are set to |
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“VAR”, the color temperatures specified through COLOR TEMP |
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A and COLOR TEMP B are used, meaning that the white |
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balances cannot be adjusted with the AWB switch. The menu |
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options are found in the <WHITE BALANCE MODE> screen, |
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which is accessible from the CAM OPERATION page. |
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Setting the |
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The |
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feature that automatically tracks the white balance for pictures |
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according to lighting conditions. |
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The ATW feature can be assigned to Position [B] of the WHITE |
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BAL switch. To do so, the menu option AWB B must be set to |
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“ATW”. This option can be found in the <WHITE BALANCE |
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MODE CAM> screen, which is accessible from the CAM |
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OPERATION page. |
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The ATW feature may be assigned to the USER MAIN, USER1, |
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To cancel the |
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Press the user button that has the ATW feature assigned, or |
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change the position of the WHITE BAL switch. Note that, when |
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the ATW feature is assigned to [B] of the WHITE BAL switch, the |
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button. |
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<Note>
This function does not guarantee 100% accuracy of the white balance.
When using the
Viewfinder displays related to white balance
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