Panasonic AW-HE870N operating instructions  Automatic tracking white balance setting ATW

Minimize the carrier wave using the red & blue gain controls

Waveform for white balance set chart

Adjustment

Notes

White balance may not be correctly set if the lighting of the object is too weak.

Since the camera has a built-in memory, the set white balance will remain in the memory even if power is turned off. Therefore, it is not necessary to reset the white balance if the color temperature of those objects remains unchanged. However, it must be reset if the color temperature changes, such as when you move from indoors to outside, or vice versa.

The R/B gain adjustment of painting setting will be automatically reset to ±0 after setting the white balance. (Painting setting of the camera menu in only User Mode.)

Automatic tracking white balance setting (ATW)

White balance will be automatically set to continuously match changes of light source and color temperature while the white balance setting is set to ATW.

Notes

ATW might not function properly when high brightness light (ex. fluorescent lamp) beams into a screen.

White balance may not be accurately set if there is no white object in the scene being shot.

Manual white balance setting

Manual setting is possible in User Mode only.

1.Select the white balance mode either AWB A or AWB B by menu.

2. Aim the camera at a large white object to set the automatic white balance.

3. Adjust the red gain/blue gain control in the Painting item of

Color Set sub menu of User Mode until the carrier wave of the white portion of the video

signal is at the minimum width or the white object in the monitor screen appears pure white.

(Use an oscilloscope or a waveform monitor for precise adjustment.)

Preset of 3200K or 5600K white balance

When the white balance setting is set to either “3200K” or “5600K” the white balance will be automatically set to the color temperature 3200K or 5600K, respectively.

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