Chapter 4 Adjustments and settings for recording

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).

When the white balance cannot be adjusted automatically

When the white balance adjustment was not completed correctly, one of the following error messages will appear on the viewfinder screen. When an error message is displayed, take the recommended action, and try adjusting the white balance again. If the error message persists even after repeated attempts, the inside of the unit must be inspected. For details, contact your nearest service center or your dealer.

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 light.

Increase the amount of light

 

 

 

 

 

or increase the gain.

 

 

 

 

LEVEL OVER

There is too much light.

 

Reduce the amount of light

 

 

 

 

 

or reduce the gain.

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHECK FILTER

The setting position of the

Check the

filter

selector

 

filter selector control is not

control.

 

 

 

correct.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TIME OVER

AWB was not completed

The

shooting conditions

 

within the allotted time.

 

may be unstable.

If flicker

 

 

 

 

 

occurs, engage the shutter

 

 

 

 

 

and

shoot

again

under

 

 

 

 

 

stable conditions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

White balance memories

The values stored in the memories are retained even after the unit’s power has been turned off until the white balance is next adjusted. There are two sets of white balance memories, A and B.

When ON has been selected (initial setting) as the setting for the FILTER INH item on the <WHITE BALANCE MODE> screen opened from the OPERATION page by performing menu operations, the number of memories is limited to one in A and one in B. In this case, the memory contents are not coupled with the CC filter.

When FILTER INH is set to OFF, the adjustment values for each CC 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 (4a2) adjustment values are saved.

Note that when VAR has been selected for AWB A and AWB B items of the <WHITE BALANCE MODE> screen, the values will be the fixed color temperature settings established with the COLOR TEMP A and COLOR TEMP B settings and they cannot be adjusted using the AWB switch.

Auto tracking white balance setting

This unit comes with an auto tracking white balance (ATW) function for automatically tracking the white balance of the images in accordance with the lighting conditions. This function can be set in WHITE BAL switch B.

Open the <WHITE BALANCE MODE> screen from the OPERATION page and select ATW for the <AWB B> item by performing menu operations.

The ATW function can also be allocated to the USER MAIN, USER1 or USER2 button. For details, refer to “4-8-4 4 Allocating functions to the USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 buttons.”

To release the auto tracking white balance

Either press again the USER button to which ATW has been allocated or select a different position for the WHITE BAL switch.

#< WHITE BALANCE MODE >

FILTER INH

:ON

SHOCKLESS AWB

:NORMAL

AWB AREA

:25%

AWB&ABB OFFSET

:OFF

AWB A

:MEM

COLOR TEMP A

:3200K

AWB B

:MEM

COLOR TEMP B

:3200K

ATW SPEED

:NORMAL

<Note>

This function is not meant to give a 100% guarantee for the accuracy of the white balance.

Some leeway has been given to both the function’s ability to track changes in the lighting conditions and the accuracy with which the white balance is tracked. For this reason, handle the function carefully.

Viewfinder screen displays relating to the white balance

For details, refer to “4-7 Viewfinder screen status displays.”

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Panasonic AJ-HDX400P operating instructions When there is no time to adjust the white balance, White balance memories

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