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White balance adjustment
White balance adjustment
In order for the white to be reproduced accurately, the ratio
between the three primary colors (RGB) is adjusted. If the
white balance has shifted out of adjustment, not only will the
white be reproduced poorly but the color tones of the entire
screen will also be degraded.
This adjustment must be performed when using the
unit for the first time or when the unit has not been
used for a prolonged period.
It must be performed when the lighting conditions or
brightness has changed.
Either AWB (automatic white balance adjustment) which
initiates automatic adjustment when the AWB button on the
controller has been pressed or ATW (automatic tracking
white balance adjustment) which constantly adjusts the white
balance can be selected for adjustment purposes.
The results of the AWB adjustment can be stored in two
memories, A and B, when “AWB A” or “AWB B” has been
selected for the white balance.
Once the white balance values have been adjusted, their
setup procedure will be completed simply by selecting
them using the camera menus or web settings, or by
pressing the buttons on the controller, provided that they
are going to be used under the same conditions as the
ones established when the values were set.
There is no need to set it again.
Once a new setting is entered, the previous setting will be
erased.
Use the two memories to store settings corresponding to
different shooting conditions.
Automatic adjustment
(AWB: AWB A or AWB B)
When performing the operations
using the wireless remote control
1 Shoot a white subject (such as a white wall or
handkerchief) so that it fills the screen.
Do not shoot shiny or very bright objects.
Steps 2 through 8 represent the procedure for selecting
the “AWB A” or “AWB B” memory. They need not be taken
if a selection has already been made.
2 Select Scene1, Scene2, Scene3 or Scene4 as
the shooting mode by following the procedure
in “Selecting the shooting modes (scene files)”
(page 10).
Camera
Scene Scene1
Brightness
Picture
Matrix
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3 Press the [] or [] button to bring the cursor
to “Picture”.
4 Press the [] button.
The “Picture 1/3” sub-menu is displayed.
Picture 1/3
Chroma Level 0
White Balance Mode AWB A
R Gain 0
B Gain 0
Pedestal 0
R Pedestal 0
B Pedestal 0
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