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Adjusting the White Balance/Black Balance
When the White Balance Cannot be Automatically Adjusted
An error message will appear on the viewfinder screen.
(The message appears when the display mode is set to “2” or “3”.)
The displayed messages are as follows.
Error messages related to white balance adjustment
Error message
COLOR TEMP. HIGH
COLOR TEMP. LOW
LOW LIGHT
LEVEL OVER
UNSTABLE
CONDITION
Meaning
The color temperature is too
high.
The color temperature is too
low.
There is insufficient
illumination.
There is too much illumination.
The shooting conditions are
unstable (shooting is taking
place under fluorescent lighting
or the camera is not being held
or pointed properly, etc.).
Treatment
Select an appropriate filter
Select an appropriate filter.
Increase the illumination or
gain.
Decrease the illumination or
gain.
If flickering is a problem, turn
the SHUTTER switch to ON
and stabilize the shooting
conditions.
If the above error messages appear, carry out the respective treatment attempt to adjust the white
balance again.
If the error message continues to appear even after repeated attempts, consult your dealer.
|Notes{
¡The white balance will not be adjusted while the setting menu is displayed on the viewfinder
screen.
The MENU SET/OFF switch must be set to the OFF position to make this adjustment.
¡In rare instances the white balance adjustment may not be possible and an NG display will
appear.
In a case like this, proceed with the white balance adjustment again.
When there is no Time to Adjust the White Balance
Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST.
The white balance for the filter is automatically adjusted according to the setting position of the
FILTER knob (outside).
White balance memories
The white balance memories fall into two categories, A and B.
The number of A and B memories is limited to 1 each when FILTER INH is set to ON (default
setting) on the “CAMERA SW MODE” SUB menu page of MAIN menu screen 2 of 4.
In this case, the contents of the memories are not linked to the filter.
However, when FILTER INH is set to OFF, the adjustments values for each filter can be automat-
ically stored in the memory corresponding to the WHITE BAL switch setting (A or B).
The unit contains 4 filters, making a total of 8 (4q2) adjustment values which can be stored.