Specifying the Luminance Level Range for Displaying Zebra Pattern

You can specify the upper limit (Top) and lower limit (Bottom) of the luminance level range.

This is set to the range of 70 % to 80 % by default.

1 Specify the upper (Top) and lower (Bottom) limits of the luminance level in [LCD/VF] menu B[Shooting Assist]B[Zebra].

Item

Settings

Options

Top

Upper luminance limit for

5 % to 100 %, Over

 

displaying zebra pattern

(in 5 % increments)

 

 

 

Bottom

Lower luminance limit for

0 % to 100 %

 

displaying zebra pattern

(In 5 % increments)

 

 

 

Adjusting the White

Balance

Applicable to: Manual shooting mode M

1 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

Switch

 

 

 

 

 

[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].

[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].

[PRST(PRESET)] Switches to the white balance setting

 

 

(A3200KB or A5600KB) in [Preset Temp.] of

 

 

the [Camera Process] menu. (A Page 68)

ND

USER1

USER2

 

FILTER

 

 

 

ON

 

 

 

 

 

FOCUS

 

 

 

ZOOM

 

OFF

AF/MF

FULL AUTO

 

 

GAIN

WHT.BAL IRIS A/M

 

 

L-

B-

 

 

M-

A-

 

 

H- PRST-

 

 

 

A

B

[ND FILTER]

[WHT.BAL] Switch

Switch

Memo :

●You can assign the FAW (Full Auto White Balance) mode to the [WHT.BAL] switch. (A Page 34)

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 object changes. You can store two white balance types in memories [A] and [B].

1 Set to the Manual shooting mode.

2 Set the ND filter according to the lighting. (A Page 30)

3 Set the [WHT.BAL] switch to AAB or ABB.

4 Locate a place with similar lighting conditions as the object to be shot, place a white object near the center of the screen and zoom in to fill the screen with white.

5 Press the [AWB] button.

AWB

[AWB] Button

●AAUTO WHITE A, B OPERATIONB appears when Auto White Balance is activated.

●When the correct white balance is achieved, AAUTO WHITE A, B OKB appears for about 3 seconds.

AUTO WHITE A

OPERATION

[AWB] Activated

AUTO WHITE A

OK

Result Display

Note :

●Do not use highly reflective objects, such as metals. Doing so may result in improper white balance adjustment.

●The Auto White function cannot provide optimum white balance with an object outside the adjustment range, for example when it contains only a single color or not enough white color.

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