Shooting

Adjusting the White Balance

Applicable to: Manual shooting mode M

1Set to the Manual shooting mode.

0Select a white balance type using the [WHT.BAL] switch.

0You can select one of the three white balance types using the [WHT.BAL] switch.

[WHT.BAL]

Details

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

 

(“3200K” or “5200K”) in “PRESET TEMP.”

 

of the recording menu.

 

“ PRESET TEMP. ” (A p. 60)
White Balance IconWB A

.

FULL AUTO AE

AF

M F

 

SET

SHUTTER

 

ADJ.

GAIN

WHT. BAL

IRIS

 

 

L-

B -

 

 

M-

A-

 

 

H-

PRST

 

DOOR LOCK

.[WHT.BAL] Switch

Memo :

0You can assign the FAW (Full Auto White Balance) mode to the [WHT.BAL] switch.“FAW ” (A p. 61)
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].

1Setting to the Manual shooting mode.2 Set the [WHT.BAL] switch to [A] or [B].

3Locate 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.

4Press the [AWB] button.

AWB

[AWB] Button0“AUTO WHITE *OPERATION” appears when Auto White Balance is activated.

0When the correct white balance is achieved, “AUTO WHITE *OK” appears for about 3 seconds.

AUTO WHITE A

OPERATION

[AWB] Activated

AUTO WHITE A

OK

Result Display

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.

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