Playback and Recording 4 Chapter

To adjust the white balance

It is necessary to adjust the white balance each time the principal lighting source changes.

1 Set the switches and selectors as shown in the figure below.

FILTER selector

OUTPUT/DCC switch:

CAM

WHITE BAL switch: A or B*

GAIN switch: Set as low as possible.

*White balance setting values are stored in memory B only when the WHITE SWITCH <B> item is set to MEM on the FUNCTION 2 page of the OPERATION menu.

2 Set the FILTER selector and the 5600K button to suit the lighting conditions.

FILTER selector setting and CC filter selection are as follows.

Filter setting

Lighting conditions

1

(CLEAR)

Studio halogen lighting

 

 

(incandescent)

 

 

 

2

(1/4 ND)

Cloudy or rainy outdoor shooting, or

 

 

to reduce the depth of field

 

 

 

3

(1/16 ND)

Sunlight

 

 

 

4

(1/64 ND)

To reduce the depth of field in

 

 

sunlight

 

 

 

If the setting of the FILTER selector is changed, a message reporting the setting appears for about 3 seconds in the setting change and adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen (when the display mode is set to 3 on page 100).

3 Place a white test card under the same lighting conditions as for the subject to be shot and zoom up to it.

Alternatively, any white object such as a cloth or a wall can be used.

The absolute minimum white area is as follows.

Rectangle centered on the screen. The lengths of the sides are 70% of the length and width of the screen.

The white object must be within the rectangle and have an area of at least 10% of the screen.

Note

Make sure there are not bright spots in the rectangle.

4 Adjust the lens iris.

Manually adjusted lens: Set the iris to an appropriate setting.

Lens with automatic iris: Set the automatic/manual switch on the lens to automatic.

5 Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to WHITE, and then release the switch.

AUTO W/B BAL switch

The switch returns to the center position, and the adjustment is executed.

During adjustment, the message “AWB: EXECUTING” is displayed on the viewfinder screen (when the display mode is set to 2 or 3 (page 100)).

The white balance is adjusted in about one second, and the message “ABB: OK” appears. The adjustment setting is automatically stored in the memory (A or B) that was selected in step 1.

AWB:OK

. K Approximate color temperature of the subject

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