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.

The detection area is factory-set to 25%.

The menu item AWB AREA is found in the <WHITE BALANCE MODE> screen on the CAM OPERATION page.

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 or

 

light.

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.

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.

The menu item FILTER INH is found in the <WHITE BALANCE MODE> screen on the CAM OPERATION page. Also, when the S. GAIN (super gain) function is operating, the AWB switch doesn’t operate, and the message (AWB UNABLE/S.GAIN MODE) is displayed.

On settings for Auto-tracking white balance (ATW)

This unit is equipped with an auto tracking white balance (ATW) function that automatically tracks the white balance of images according to the lighting conditions.

You can set this ATW function to the [B] of the WHITE BAL switch. With the AWB B menu option, select “ATW”.

You can select the AWB B menu option from the <WHITE BALANCE MODE> screen of the CAM OPERATION page. You can also assign the ATW function to the USER MAIN/ USER1/USER2 buttons.

>[Assigning Functions to USER Buttons] (page 55)

To cancel auto tracking white balance

Press the USER button assigned to ATW again, or change the WHITE BAL switch. However, when ATW has been set to the [B] of the WHITE BAL switch, it cannot be cancelled with the USER button.

#< WHITE BALANCE MODE >

FILTER INH

:ON

SHOCKLESS AWB

:NORMAL

AWB AREA

:25%

AWB B

:MEM

ATW SPEED

:NORMAL

TEMP PRE SEL SW

:3.2K/5.6K

COLOR TEMP PRE

:3200K

AWB A TEMP

:3200K

AWB B TEMP

:3200K

‹Note

This function does not provide a 100 % accurate white balance. The tracking performance relative to changes in ambient lighting and white balance performance have been given a degree of latitude.

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