Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording — Adjusting the white and black balance

rr Message displayed in the viewfinder screen

During adjustment

AWB

A

ACTIVE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjustment completed

AWB

A

OK

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ffThe adjusted value is automatically stored in the

specified memory (A or B).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If the color temperature of the subject is

 

 

 

 

ffIf the arrow points down (↓), the actual temperature is

AWB

A

OK

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lower than the indicated temperature, and if the arrow

lower than 2300 K or higher than 15000 K

points up (↑), the actual temperature is higher than the

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

indicated temperature.

Detection range of white balance

The white balance detection range can be selected from [90%], [50%], and [25%] in the main menu → [CAMERA] → [WHITE BALANCE MODE] → [AWB AREA]. The factory setting is [25%].

90%

50%

25%

When you have no time to adjust the white balance

Set the <WHITE BAL> switch to <PRST>.

According the shooting conditions, turn the <CC FILTER>/<ND FILTER> dial and set the filter.

When the white balance has not been automatically adjusted

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

Error message

Meaning

Remedy

[COLOR TEMP. HIGH]

The color temperature is too high.

Select the appropriate filter.

[COLOR TEMP. LOW]

The color temperature is too low.

Select the appropriate filter.

[LOW LIGHT]

There is insufficient light.

Increase the amount of light. Or, increase gain.

[LEVEL OVER]

There is too much light.

Decrease the amount of light. Or, decrease gain.

[CHECK FILTER]

The <CC FILTER>/<ND FILTER> dial setting is out

Check the <CC FILTER>/<ND FILTER> dial.

 

of position.

 

[TIME OVER]

Automatic adjustment does not end within the time.

The shooting conditions might be unstable. If there

 

 

is flickering, insert the shutter and execute again

 

 

under stable conditions.

White balance memory

Values stored to memory are saved until white balance is adjusted again even if the camera is turned off. There are two white balance memories, A and B.

When set [ON] in the main menu → [CAMERA] → [WHITE BALANCE MODE] → [FILTER INH] (initial setting), memory on each of <A> and <B> is limited to one, respectively. In this case, content in memory is not interlocked with the filter.

When [FILTER INH] is set to [OFF], the adjustment values of each filter can be automatically stored to memory corresponding to the <WHITE BAL> switch setting (<A> or <B>).

The camera has four built-in filters so a total of eight (4⋅2) adjustment values can be stored to memory.

When the super gain function is enabled, the <AUTO W/B BAL> switch does not function and the message ([AWB UNABLE/S.GAIN MODE]) is displayed.

Viewfinder display for white balance

For details, refer to “Viewfinder status display” (page 70).

Setting the auto tracking white balance (ATW) function

The camera is equipped with the Auto Tracking White Balance (ATW) function that automatically tracks the white balance of images according to the lighting conditions.

The auto tracking white balance function can be assigned to <B> of the <WHITE BAL> switch. Select [ATW] in the main menu → [CAMERA] → [WHITE BALANCE MODE] → [AWB B].

The auto tracking white balance function can be assigned to the <USER> buttons (<USER MAIN>/<USER1>/<USER2>). For details, refer to “Assigning functions to <USER> buttons” (page 56).

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