Detection area for the white balance

The detection area for the white balance is selectable between 90%, 50% and 25%, using the menu option AWB AREA.

This option can be found in the <WHITE BALANCE MODE> screen, which is accessible from the CAM OPERATION page.

The detection area is factory-set to 25%.

90%

50%

25%

When you have no time to adjust the white balance

Position the WHITE BAL switch at [PRST].

This adjusts the white balance for the filter according to the position of the CC/ND FILTER control.

When the white balance has not been automatically adjusted

When the white balance has not been successfully adjusted, the viewfinder displays an error message.

If one of the error messages listed below appears, take the appropriate steps, then adjust the white balance again.

If the error message appears after repeated readjustments, the interior of the unit must be inspected. For more information, contact your distributor.

Error message

Description

Remedies

 

 

 

COLOR TEMP.

The color

Select an appropriate

HIGH

temperature is too

filter.

 

high.

 

 

 

 

COLOR TEMP.

The color

Select an appropriate

LOW

temperature is too

filter.

 

low.

 

 

 

 

LOW LIGHT

There is insufficient

Increase the light level

 

light.

or gain.

 

 

 

LEVEL OVER

There is too much

Decrease the light level

 

light.

or gain.

 

 

 

CHECK FILTER

The FILTER control

Check the FILTER

 

is displaced.

control.

 

 

 

TIME OVER

AWB was not

Shooting conditions may

 

completed within

be unstable. If flicker

 

the time allowed.

occurs, press the

 

 

shutter and readjust the

 

 

AWB under stable

 

 

conditions.

 

 

 

Retaining white balances

Each value in memory is retained even if the camera- recorder is turned off; it will not be lost until the white balance is re-adjusted. White balances are stored in either of two systems: A or B.

When the menu option FILTER INH is set to “ON” (default), each system stores only one value. If this is the case, the values are not synchronised with the filters.

This option can be found in the <WHITE BALANCE MODE> screen, which is accessible from the CAM OPERATION page.

When the menu option FILTER INH is set to “OFF”, the adjusted value for each filter can be automatically stored in the memory that corresponds to the position of the WHITE BAL switch (A or B). Your unit has four built-in filters; it stores eight (4 a 2) adjusted values.

When the S. GAIN (super gain) function is activated, the AWB switch does not function and the value set for PRST is used.

Setting the auto-tracking white balance (ATW)

The unit has an auto-tracking white balance (ATW) feature that automatically tracks the white balance for pictures according to lighting conditions.

The ATW feature can be assigned to Position [B] of the WHITE BAL switch. To do so, the menu option AWB B must be set to “ATW”. This option can be found in the <WHITE BALANCE MODE> screen, which is accessible from the CAM OPERATION page.

The ATW feature may be assigned to the USER MAIN, USER1, or USER2 button. For more information, see [Assigning Functions to USER MAIN, USER1 and USER2 Buttons] (page 51).

To cancel the auto-tracking white balance

Press the user button that has the ATW feature assigned, or change the position of the WHITE BAL switch. Note that, when the ATW feature is assigned to [B] of the WHITE BAL switch, the auto-tracking white balance cannot be cancelled with a user button.

#< WHITE BALANCE MODE >

FILTER INH

:ON

SHOCKLESS AWB

:NORMAL

AWB AREA

:25%

AWB B

:MEM

ATW SPEED

:NORMAL

COLOR TEMP PRE

:3200K

AWB A TEMP

:3200K

AWB B TEMP

:3200K

‹Note

This function does not guarantee 100% accuracy of the white balance.

When using the unit, remember that there will be some allowance in the trackability of changes in lighting conditions and pull-in accuracy of white balances.

46 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Adjusting the White balance and Black Balance