Adjusting the White balance and Black Balance

To record high-quality video with the unit, the black and white balances must be adjusted according to conditions.

For higher quality, it is recommended that the adjustments should be made in this order AWB (white balance adjustment) > ABB (black balance adjustment) > AWB (white balance adjustment).

Adjusting the White Balance

Whenever light conditions change, the white balance must

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Adjust the lens iris.

be re-adjusted.

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To adjust the white balance, follow the steps below.

Flip up the AUTO W/B BAL switch so that it is
1 Set the switches as illustrated below.

 

positioned at [AWB], then release it.

 

z The switch returns to the central position with the

CC/ND FILTER control

 

white balance automatically adjusted.

Adjustments

 

WHITE BAL: A or B

 

OUTPUT: CAM

AUTO W/B BAL switch:

GAIN:Under normal conditions, set to 0 dB

Used to perform AWB.

If it is too dark, an appropriate gain

 

should be set.

2 Adjust the CC/ND FILTER control according to the light conditions.

>For examples of CC/ND FILTER adjustments, see [Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions Section] (page 21).

3 Place a white pattern at a point where the light conditions match those for the light source of the subject.

zThen zoom-in on the white pattern so that white color appears in the screen. A white object (cloth or wall) may be used instead of a white pattern.

zThe illustration below shows the required size for the white space.

‹Notes

zDo not include a high-intensity spot in the screen.

zThe white object must appear at the center of the screen.

1/4 or more of the screen in width

‹Note

To cancel automatic white balance adjustment in process (the viewfinder displays “AWB ACTIVE”), re-position the AUTO W/B BAL switch at [AWB].

If automatic adjustment is cancelled, the value in effect before automatic adjustment will be used.

zDuring an adjustment, the viewfinder displays the following message:

AWB ACTIVE

zThe adjustment will take effect in a few seconds, and the following message will appear:

The adjusted value is automatically stored in the memory specified in Step 1 ([A] or [B]).

AWB A OK 3.2K

zIf the subject’s color temperature is lower than 2300K or higher than 15000 K the following message appears:

If the arrow points down (;) the actual color temperature is lower than the temperature indicated. If the arrow points up (:) the actual temperature is higher than the temperature indicated.

Case 1: when lower than 2300K

AWB A OK 2.3K ;

Case 2: when higher than 15000K

AWB A OK 15K :

Recording for Settings and

1/4 or more of the screen in height

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