Black Balance Adjustment

For specifying the black balance settings.

Setup:

Set the [BARS] button to AOFFB.

Automatic Adjustment

1 Press [AUTO BLACK] (push once).

The [AUTO BLACK] indicator lights up in orange.

Auto black balance adjustment is performed and the value stored in the camera.

After automatic adjustment is complete, the [AUTO BLACK] indicator lights up in green.

R

WHITE PAINT

B

PAINT

AUTO WHITE

 

 

 

R

BLACK PAINT

B

PAINT

AUTO BLACK

 

 

 

 

Lit

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART

 

Note:

When error occurs during the automatic adjustment, the [AUTO BLACK] indicator lights up in green after blinking in orange for about 5 seconds. Identify the cause of the error (lens iris cannot be closed, etc.) and adjust again.

The error is displayed on the viewfinder of the camera. For details on the display, refer to [INSTRUCTIONS] of the connected camera.

The feature is not available on the camera if the [AUTO BLACK] button is not lit. In this case, auto black does not start up even if you press the [AUTO BLACK] button.

When the [BLACK PAINT] is set to AONB, it changes to AOFFB after automatic adjustment is complete.

Manual Adjustment

Black Balance

1 Press [BLACK PAINT].

The [BLACK PAINT] indicator lights up in orange.

2 Adjust the black balance value manually using the [BLACK PAINT R/B] knob.

R

WHITE PAINT

B

PAINT

AUTO WHITE

 

 

 

 

 

BLACK PAINT

 

 

Lit

 

R

B

PAINT

AUTO BLACK

Adjust

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

manually

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART

 

Note:

The feature is not available on the camera if the [BLACK PAINT] button is not lit. Black balance cannot be adjusted in this case.

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