White balance and black balance adjustment

White balance

In order to reproduce the white accurately, adjust the ratio between the three RGB primary colors. If the white balance is not adjusted properly, not only will the white be reproduced poorly, but the color tones of the entire screen will also be downgraded. When you are shooting in manual mode, readjust the white balance whenever lighting conditions change. You can save the white balance adjustment values in W.SET. You can also use the preset values. Use the settings that suit the shooting conditions.

Black balance

In order to reproduce the black accurately, adjust the ratio between the three RGB primary colors. If the black balance is not adjusted properly, not only will the black be reproduced poorly, but the color tones of the entire screen will also be downgraded. It is not normally necessary to adjust the black balance, but adjustment is necessary if using the portable recorder when the ambient temperature has changed greatly.

Adjusting the white balance and black balance

1 Place a white pattern in a location with the same lighting conditions and light source as the subject and fill the whole screen with white.

Something white (a white cloth or wall) near the subject can be used instead.

Do not include bright spotlights in your shot.

2 Select the white balance mode.

• Setting the white balance (Page 53)

3 While pressing the [SHIFT/EXEC] button, press for 1 second or longer.

In accordance with the mode that you selected in step 2, the white balance and black balance adjustment starts as in the following table.

Mode

Operation

Adjustment

 

Recording

White balance

 

adjustment is performed.

 

 

W.SET

Other than

Black balance adjustment

 

is performed after white

 

recording

 

balance adjustment.

 

 

ATW

Recording

Adjustment is not

performed.

P3.2K

 

Other than

Black balance

P5.6K

recording

adjustment is performed.

 

When the adjustment starts, the following messages appear on the screen.

Example of message during adjustment

 

 

AWB ABB ACTIVE

 

 

 

Example of message after adjustment

 

 

AWB ABB OK

 

 

Recording

screen when automatic adjustment of the white

• An error message appears on the LCD monitor

 

balance is not possible.

 

 

 

 

Message when adjustment cannot be done

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWB NG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment is not possible at shutter speeds of

 

1/2 – 1/15.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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