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1 Make the following settings on the camera.
•POWER switch: ON/SAVE
•OUTPUT/DCC switch: one of the CAM positions
•Lens aperture selector: A (automatic)
•ATW button: OFF
2 Set the FILTER control according to the lighting conditions. (See page 44.)
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5 Push the WHT/BLK switch in the WHT direction and release.
The white balance adjustment is carried out. During the adjustment the legend “AWB:EXECUTING” appears in the viewfinder. After a few seconds the adjustment is complete, and the legend in the viewfinder changes to “AWB:OK” plus a color temperature, as shown in the following figure.
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The adjustment value is automatically saved in memory A or B as selected above.
If you press the WHT/BLK switch toward either side while “AWB: EXECUTING” is being displayed, the white balance adjustment in progress is canceled, and the camera returns to the previous state.
To save the white balance adjustment for different lighting conditions, repeat steps 2 to 4 above. You can save two different values for the white balance, in memories A and B.
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When using a camera control unit or remote control unit, if the W/B BALANCE switch of the control unit is set to PRESET or MANUAL, it is not possible to carry out white balance adjustment on the camera.
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