Sony DXC-D35 White Balance Adjustment, Using SetupNavi and SetupLog with the DSR-1/1P

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Using SetupNavi and SetupLog with the DSR-1/1P

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To abort the data recording while in progress

Press the DOWN/OFF button.

After the data has been recorded, the following display appears.

Viewing SetupLog Data

1 Connect the DSR-1/1P and load the tape that contains the recording to be viewed. Turn the camera power on.

2 Play back the tape.

	For details of playback operation, see the operating
Chapter 4	instructions for the DSR-1/1P.
	3 Press the MENU/STATUS switch up to the
Viewfinder	STATUS side.

Status display (page 2)

PLAY￿

TCR 12:34:56:00 ￿

￿
SETUP	LOG		2/3		W:A￿
A.IRIS		:	±	0￿
DTL	LEV	:	±	0￿
M.BLACK		:	±	0	F5.6￿
STRETCH		:	±	0	0dB￿
SS	:1/100				3200

Status display (page 3)

PLAY￿

TCR 12:34:56:00 ￿

￿
SETUP	LOG		3/3		W:A￿
M.GAMMA		:	±	0￿
V DTL	LEV:		±	0￿
DTL FREQ		:	±	M	F5.6￿
SKIN	SAT	:		0	0dB￿
SKIN	HUE	:	±	0	3200￿
SAT		:	±	0￿
HUE		:	±	0

Notes

• SetupLog data is not recorded while SetupNavi data

or a setup file is being recorded onto a tape. (If you

play back a tape containing SetupNavi data or a setup

file, the data displayed in the setup display is not the

SetupLog data of the playback picture.)

• In the following cases, changed settings that were not

recorded may appear as blank settings.

– SetupLog data is overwritten at intervals of a few

Chapter

Adjustments and

Settings

White Balance Adjustment

Adjusting the white balance ensures that as lighting
conditions change white objects remain white in the	4	1	2 1
image and tones remain natural.
The color of light emitted varies from one light source
to another, and as the lighting changes the apparent
color of an illuminated subject changes. It is therefore
necessary to adjust the white balance each time the
principal lighting source changes.

Screen	The display changes to page 1 of the status display.
	PLAY￿
Indications	TCR	12:34:56:00		￿
	￿
	SETUP	LOG	1/3	W:A￿
	WHITE		: A 3200￿
	A.IRIS		: STD￿		Settings during
	FILE		: STD	F5.6￿
and					recording
	DCC+		: ON	0dB￿
	SKIN	DTL	: OFF	3200
Menus

seconds during recording. If the settings are

changed frequently for certain items, it may not

always be recorded in time.

– If the recording time is very short, recording may

be ended before all of the data has been

overwritten.

Saving an Appropriate White Balance Value in Memory

You can save two white balance values in separate memories, A and B. Unless changed, the saved values are retained for approximately ten years, even when the camera is powered off.

Once a value is saved, you can automatically restore the adjustment by moving the W. BAL switch to the A

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1 Make the following settings on the camera.

Each time you press upward the MENU/STATUS switch, the status display cycles through the status pages and playback display in the order: page 2, page 3, the playback display (containing the current settings), and page 1.

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or B position. This makes shooting under alternating lighting conditions easy.

Separate white balance values for each FILTER control setting

In the default case, as described above, the same two A and B white balance values apply to all four settings of the FILTER control. It is possible, however, to change the AWB MEM menu setting is advanced menu page 3 (see page 65) so that there are eight possibly different values for the A and B positions and for the four FILTER control settings.

•POWER switch: ON SAVE

•OUTPUT/DL/DCC+ switch: one of the CAM positions

•Lens iris selector: A (automatic)

•ATW button: off

2 Set the FILTER control according to the lighting conditions. (See page 43.)

3 Set the W. BAL switch to A or B.

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