Sony BRC-Z330 operating instructions Adjusting the White Balance, Adjusting the Brightness

Shooting with Back Lighting

When you shoot a subject with a light source behind it, the subject becomes dark. In such a case, press the BACK LIGHT button.

To cancel the function, press the BACK LIGHT button again.

2 Press the MODE button so that the R and B indicators on the VALUE/R and BRIGHT/B controls light (White balance adjustment mode).

3 Adjust the red gain with the R control and the blue gain with the B control.

BACK

LIGHT

Note

The BACK LIGHT function is not effective if MODE is set to MANUAL in the EXPOSURE menu of the camera.

Shooting with spotlight compensation

Turn toward – for weakening red.

Turn toward – for weakening blue.

	VALUE
–	+
	R
	BRIGHT
–	+
	B

Turn toward + for emphasizing red.

MODE

Turn toward + for emphasizing blue.

Operation Using the RM-BR300 Remote Control Unit

If a portion of the shooting object is illuminated, the spotlight compensation function adjusts the exposure to a darker level. Hold down the SHIFT button and press the BACK LIGHT button.

To cancel the function, hold down the SHIFT button and press the BACK LIGHT button again.

Note

The backlighting and spotlight compensation functions cannot be used simultaneously.

Adjusting the White Balance

Before adjusting the white balance, shoot a white object that fills the entire screen under the same lighting conditions as for the object you will be zooming in on. (You can use a white wall, etc., instead of the object.)

To adjust the white balance automatically

1 Set WHITE BALANCE to ONE PUSH in the COLOR menu of the camera.

For setting, see “COLOR Menu” on page 24.

2 Press the ONE PUSH AWB button.

The white balance is adjusted automatically.

ONE PUSH

AWB

To adjust the white balance manually

1 Set WHITE BALANCE to MANUAL in the COLOR menu of the camera.

For setting, see “COLOR Menu” on page 24.

Functions of the R and B controls

When the white balance adjustment mode is selected with the MODE button on the Remote Control Unit, the functions of the R control and B control change according to the WHITE BALANCE setting in the COLOR menu of the camera.

WHITE	R control	B control
BALANCE
setting
MANUAL	Red gain	Blue gain control
	control
AUTO 1/2,	WB R.SHIFT	WB B.SHIFT
ONE PUSH	control	control

For details on the WB R./B. SHIFT (white balance red/ blue shift) control, see “WHITE BALANCE” on page 24.

Adjusting the Brightness

1 Set MODE to SHUTTER Pri, IRIS Pri, GAIN Pri or MANUAL in the EXPOSURE menu of the camera.

For setting, see “EXPOSURE Menu” on page 23.

2 Press the MODE button so that the VALUE and BRIGHT indicators on the VALUE/R and BRIGHT/B controls light (Brightness adjustment mode).

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Adjusting the Camera