White Detection

 

OPERATION

 

 

 

AUTO WHITE A

 

 

 

Frame

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[AWB] Activating

AUTO WHITE A

OK

Result Display

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Caution :

0Do not use highly reflective objects, such as metals. Doing so may result in improper white balance adjustment.

0The 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.

Error Message

If the white balance adjustment is not correctly completed, one of the following messages will appear for about 3 seconds.

Message

Status

NG : OBJECT

The object used is defective.

 

Displayed when there is not

 

enough white color on the

 

object, or when the color

 

temperature is not suitable.

 

Use another white object and

 

adjust the white balance

 

again.

ERROR : LOW

Insufficient illumination.

LIGHT

Displayed when the lighting is

 

dark. Increase the lighting

 

and adjust the white balance

 

again.

ERROR : OVER

Excessive illumination.

LIGHT

Displayed when the lighting is

 

too bright. Decrease the

 

lighting and adjust the white

 

balance again.

White Paint Adjustment

You can fine-tune the white balance saved in Memory A or Memory B.

1Select [AWB Paint] in the [Main Menu] B [Camera Process] B [White Balance] menu, and press the Set button (R).

The White Paint Adjustment screen appears.

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Shooting

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2Adjust the R and B values.

Use the cross-shaped button (JK) to adjust R value and (HI) to adjust B value.

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3Press the Set button (R).

Returns to the [White Balance] screen.

R Value

B Value

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Memo :

0Selecting [y] will usually clear the White Paint Adjustment value. But when [Main Menu] B [Camera Process] B [White Balance] B [Clear Paint After AWB] is set to “Off”, values will not be cleared even when [y] is selected.

(A P96 [ Clear Paint After AWB ] )

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