Adjusting the white balance and black balance

Adjusting the white balance

When the white balance cannot automatically be adjusted

An error message appears on the viewfinder screen (when “2” or “3” has been set as the display mode).

Messages relating to white balance adjustment

Error

Meaning

Recommended action

message

 

 

 

 

 

COLOR TEMP.

Color temperature is too

Select a suitable filter.

HIGH

high.

 

 

 

 

COLOR TEMP.

Color temperature is too

Select a suitable filter.

LOW

low.

 

 

 

 

LOW LIGHT

There is not enough

Increase the amount of

 

light.

light or increase the

 

 

gain.

 

 

 

LEVEL OVER

There is too much light.

Reduce the amount of

 

 

light or reduce the gain.

 

 

 

UNSTABLE

The shooting conditions

If flickering is to blame,

CONDITION

are unstable (shooting

install the shutter, and

 

under fluorescent light,

stabilize the shooting

 

unstable camera

conditions.

 

posture, etc.).

 

 

 

 

When any of the error messages listed above is displayed, take the recommended action, and try adjusting the white balance again.

If the error message persists even after repeated attempts, consult your dealer.

<Notes>

On rare occasions, AWB cannot be adjusted and a

NG display appears. In a case like this, adjust AWB 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 achieved in accordance with the setting position of the FILTER control (outer).

White balance memories

There are two sets of white balance memories, A and B.

When the FILTER INH setting on the CAMERA SW MODE screen of CAM MENU is ON (default setting), the number of memories for set A and set B is limited to one each. In this case, the memory contents are not coupled with the filter.

When FILTER INH is set to OFF, the adjustment values for each filter can be automatically saved in the memories corresponding to the WHITE BAL switch settings (A or B). This unit contains four filters so that a total of 8 (4 a2) adjustment values are saved.

White balance search area

It is possible to set the white balance search area to either 90% or 50% by changing the AWB AREA setting on the OPTION screen of the CAM MENU.

90%

50%

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Panasonic AJ- P When there is no time to adjust the white balance, White balance memories, White balance search area

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