Adjusting the White
Balance
Applicable to: Manual shooting mode M
Set to the Manual shooting mode.
Select a white balance type using the WHT.BAL. switch.
You can select one of the three white balance types using the WHT.BAL. switch.
WHT.BAL. | Description | |
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B | Switches to the white balance type that | |
| is stored in Position B. If automatic | |
| white balance adjustment is performed | |
| at this position, the adjusted white | |
| balance is saved to Position B. | |
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A | Switches to the white balance type that | |
| is stored in Position A. If automatic | |
| white balance adjustment is performed | |
| at this position, the adjusted white | |
| balance is saved to Position A. | |
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PRST(PRESET) | Switches to the white balance setting | |
| (3200K or 5600K) in [PRESET TEMP.] | |
| of the [CAMERA PROCESS] menu. | |
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Memo :
●You can assign the FAW (Full Auto White Balance) mode to the WHT.BAL. switch. (A Page 36)
ND FILTER
WHT.BAL. Switch
Adjusting Automatic White Balance
As the color of the light (color temperature) varies according to the light source, it is necessary to readjust the white balance when the main light source illuminating the subject changes. You can store two white balance types in memories A and B.
Set to the Manual shooting mode.
1. Set the ND filter according to the lighting.
2. Set the WHT.BAL. switch to A or B.
3. Locate a place with similar lighting conditions as the subject, place a white object near the center of the screen and zoom in to fill the screen with white.
4. Press the Auto White Balance button.
AWB
AWB Button
●[AUTO WHITE A(B) OPERATION] is displayed while Auto White Balance is starting up.
●When the correct white balance is obtained, [AUTO WHITE A(B) OK] is displayed for about 5 seconds.
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Error displays
If the white balance adjustment is not correctly completed, one of the following messages will appear for about 5 seconds.
●NG:OBJECT
Displayed when there is not enough white color on an
object, or when the color temperature is not suitable. Use another white object and adjust the white balance again.
●ERROR:LOW LIGHT
Displayed when the light is too dim. Increase the intensity of the lighting, and adjust the white balance again.
●ERROR:OVER LIGHT
Displayed when the light is too bright. Decrease the intensity of the lighting, and adjust the white balance again.
Memo :
●Do not use highly reflective objects, such as metals. Doing so may result in improper white balance adjustment.
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