Adjusting the White Balance/Black Balance

3 Place the white pattern over a location with the same conditions as the light source illuminating the subject and zoom up to project white on the screen.

A white object (white cloth, white wall) near the subject can also be used. The white area required is as shown below.

1/4 or more of the screen width

White cloth

1/4 or more of the screen height

 

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Take care not to allow high-intensity spots to

 

enter the screen.

4 Adjust the iris of the lens.

5 Press the AUTO W/B BAL switch to the WHT side and release the switch.

The switch returns to the center and the white balance is automatically adjusted.

AUTO W/B BAL switch

6 During the adjustment, the following message appears on the viewfinder screen. (However, the message appears only when the display mode is set to “2” or “3”.)

AWB A C T I V E

Message during adjustment

7 The adjustment is completed in several seconds (and a message such as the one shown in the figure appears).

The adjustment value is automatically stored in the memory (A or B) which was selected in step 1.

AWB A O K 3 . 2 K

Message after adjustment is completed

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