Adjusting the White Balance/Black Balance

When the White Balance Cannot be Automatically Adjusted

An error message will appear on the viewfinder screen.

(The message appears when the display mode is set to “2” or “3”.) The displayed messages are as follows.

Error messages related to white balance adjustment

Error message

Meaning

Treatment

 

 

 

COLOR TEMP. HIGH

The color temperature is too

Select an appropriate filter

 

high.

 

 

 

 

COLOR TEMP. LOW

The color temperature is too

Select an appropriate filter.

 

low.

 

 

 

 

LOW LIGHT

There is insufficient

Increase the illumination or

 

illumination.

gain.

 

 

 

LEVEL OVER

There is too much illumination.

Decrease the illumination or

 

 

gain.

 

 

 

UNSTABLE

The shooting conditions are

If flickering is a problem, turn

CONDITION

unstable (shooting is taking

the SHUTTER switch to ON

 

place under fluorescent lighting

and stabilize the shooting

 

or the camera is not being held

conditions.

 

or pointed properly, etc.).

 

 

 

 

If the above error messages appear, carry out the respective treatment attempt to adjust the white balance again.

If the error message continues to appear even after repeated attempts, consult your dealer.

Notes{

ÁThe white balance will not be adjusted while the setting menu is displayed on the viewfinder screen.

The MENU SET/OFF switch must be set to the OFF position to make this adjustment.

ÁIn rare instances the white balance adjustment may not be possible and an NG display will appear.

In a case like this, proceed with the white balance adjustment again.

When there is no Time to Adjust the White Balance

Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST.

The white balance for the filter is automatically adjusted according to the setting position of the FILTER knob (outside).

White balance memories

The white balance memories fall into two categories, A and B.

The number of A and B memories is limited to 1 each when FILTER INH is set to ON (default setting) on the “CAMERA SW MODE” SUB menu page of MAIN menu screen 2 of 4.

In this case, the contents of the memories are not linked to the filter.

However, when FILTER INH is set to OFF, the adjustments values for each filter can be automatically stored in the memory corresponding to the WHITE BAL switch setting (A or B).

The unit contains 4 filters, making a total of 8 (4q2) adjustment values which can be stored.

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