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 |
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TRY AGAIN |
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AUTO WHITE | NG | Set up WHITE BAL:MEM. |
CHANGE TO | MEMORY |
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MODE |
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TRY AGAIN |
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AUTO WHITE | NG | White balance cannot be made due to insufficient |
LOW LIGHT |
| illumination. |
TRY AGAIN |
| Increase the intensity of illumination, turn lens iris |
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| toward open direction, or increase the gain to provide a |
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| proper video level. |
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| 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 |
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| toward closed direction, or increase the gain to provide |
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| a proper video level. |
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| 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 |
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| under the current condition.) |
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| Add a filter to the lens or illumination to decrease the |
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| color temperature. |
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