Adjusting and Setting With Menus

The COLOR AE feature is available only when MODE (exposure mode) is set to any item other than

MANUAL.

OFF: COLOR AE does not function.

CHECK: The region of the color specified with PHASE is displayed in white. The region is set to STD when CHECK is selected.

WIDE: The region of the color specified with PHASE becomes wide.

STD: The region of the color specified with PHASE is that between NARROW and WIDE.

NARROW: The region of the color specified with PHASE becomes narrow.

When an item other than OFF is selected, PHASE is displayed, and you can specify the color for which the exposure is automatically adjusted. The adjustable range is from 0 to 71.

To set the COLOR AE

1 Set COLOR AE to CHECK.

2 Select PHASE to adjust so that the color region in which the exposure is automatically adjusted is displayed in white.

3 Set COLOR AE to NARROW, STD, or WIDE.

Note

You cannot store the status when CHECK is selected in the preset memory of the camera.

ND FILTER

Select the filtering level of the camera’s built-in ND FILTER.

Select from among OFF, 1/4, and 1/16.

OFF: ND FILTER does not function.

1/4: Decrease the amount of light by 1/4.

1/16: Decrease the amount of light by 1/16.

Note

If you switch the ND FILTER during shooting, camera image may be distorted.

COLOR Menu

The COLOR menu is used to adjust the white balance and the color.

<COLOR>

 

 

>WHITE

BALANCE

AUTO1

WB

SENS

MID

WB

R.SHIFT

0

WB

B.SHIFT

0

COLOR

GAIN

0

COLOR

HUE

0

COLOR

MATRIX

ON

R.ENHANCE

0

G.ENHANCE

0

B.ENHANCE

0

YL.ENHANCE

0

CY.ENHANCE

0

MG.ENHANCE

0

 

 

 

 

WHITE BALANCE (white balance mode)

Select the white balance mode from among the following:

AUTO1, AUTO2, INDOOR, OUTDOOR, ONE PUSH,

MANUAL

AUTO1: Adjusts the white balance automatically while leaving natural colors.

AUTO2: Adjusts the white balance automatically.

INDOOR: The R.GAIN and B.GAIN values are fixed to those for a color temperature of 3200K.

OUTDOOR: The R.GAIN and B.GAIN values are fixed to those for a color temperature of 5800K.

ONE PUSH: The white balance adjustment is activated when you zoom in on a white object in the center of the screen and press the HOME button on the supplied Remote Commander, or press the button on the top of the joystick or the ONE PUSH AWB button on the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit.

MANUAL: Adjusts the white balance manually.

When you select any mode of WHITE BALANCE, some of the following setting items that are required for the selected mode appear.

WB SENS: You can adjust the speed with which the color of an object is put close to white balance focusing point in AUTO1 or AUTO2 mode. Set to HIGH to do so at higher speed and to LOW to do so at lower speed.

You can also adjust the red or blue tint when shooting an object under reddish light sources such as an incandescent light and candle, or under bluish light sources such as the shade. Selecting HIGH decreases red or blue tint, and selecting LOW increases red or blue tint.

WB R.SHIFT, WB B.SHIFT: You can shift the white balance focusing point in automatic white balance mode to your favorite red tint (WB R.SHIFT) or blue tint (WB B.SHIFT) individually. The adjustable range of each item is from –7 to +7.

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Sony BRC-Z330 operating instructions Color Menu, White Balance white balance mode, To set the Color AE

BRC-Z330 specifications

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