Panasonic AW-RP555N Operation, White balance adjustment, Automatic adjustment of white balance

Operation

White balance adjustment

The white balance must be adjusted when the equipment is used for the first time, when it has not been used for a prolonged time or when the lighting conditions or brightness has changed.

The white balance conditions can be entered in advance into channels A and B.

If the equipment is to be used under conditions which are identical to the entered settings, it means that no further adjustment need be undertaken since the white balance will be set simply by pressing the WHITE BAL A button or B button once the white balance has been adjusted.

When the white balance is adjusted again, the previously entered settings will be deleted and replaced by the new conditions.

Automatic adjustment of white balance

1.Select the pan/tilt head system using the CONTROL button.

2.Shoot a white object (such as a white wall or handkerchief) to fill the whole screen using the pan/tilt head system currently selected.

Do not allow shiny, reflective or very bright objects to appear on the screen.

3.Press the WHITE BAL A button, and press the AWC button. The AWC button’s lamp flashes, and the white balance is automatically adjusted. Once the adjustment has been performed correctly, the lamp goes off, and the conditions set are entered in channel A.

The AWC button’s lamp will remain lighted if it was not possible for the adjustment to be performed. In this case, change the brightness, iris, object, light source, etc., and perform the adjustment again.

The AWC button’s lamp goes off even if the white balance adjustment was not performed correctly in cases where a pan/tilt head system other than the AW-PH350, AW-PH360 or AW-PH650 is being used.

4.Similarly, enter the conditions set for channel B using the WHITE BAL B button.

5.Select the next pan/tilt head system using the CONTROL button, and continue adjusting the white balance in each system concerned.

Automatic tracing white balance (ATW)

When the WHITE BAL ATW button is pressed during shooting, the ATW button’s lamp comes on, compensation is provided so that the white balance will be automatically adjusted even if the light source or color temperature has changed in order to minimize an unnatural appearance in the resulting images.

If nothing white is shown on the screen, it may not be possible for the white balance to be compensated properly.

Similarly, with some light sources or color temperatures, it may not be possible for the white balance to be compensated properly.

		GAIN	AUTO	WHT BAL	AWC	SCENE FILE
OPERATE			MANU	A
						USER
			0dB
			L
	CAM	MODE	H	B	NG	1
ON			BAR
	CONT				OK
			CAM
	ON	SHUTTER		ATW	ABC	2
OFF
	OFF					3
	TALLY					PRESET

Multi Hybrid Control Panel AW-RP555

MENU

MENU ITEM YES NO

	2	3	4	5	1	2	3	4
		CONTROL
1	2	3	4	5

5

DEF WIP H/F

(AF)

EXT ND OP

LEVEL IRIS	MEMORY	6	7	8	9
	AUTO
	MANU

10

LAMP

SPEED		ZOOM	FOCUS	PAN/TILT
LOW	TELE		FAR	UP
HIGH
			LEFT	RIGHT
	WIDE		NEAR	DOWN

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