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1FILTER selector

2GAIN selector: Set as low as possible.

3OUTPUT/DCC switch: CAM

4WHITE BAL switch: A or B a)

a)White balance setting values are stored in memory B only when the WHITE SWITCH <B> item is set to “MEM” on the WHITE SETTING page of the OPERATION menu.

If the setting of the GAIN selector or WHITE BAL switch is changed, a message reporting the new setting position appears for about 3 seconds in the setting change and adjustment progress message display area of the viewfinder screen.

2 Set the FILTER selector to suit the lighting conditions as follows.

The possible settings of the FILTER selector and their corresponding filters to be selected are listed below.

FILTER selector (inner knob)

ND filter

setting

 

 

 

 

1

CLEAR

2

1/

4

ND

 

1/

 

 

3

16

ND

 

1/

 

4

64

ND

 

 

 

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 (in display mode 3).

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 Flick the AUTO W/B BAL switch to WHT 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 “WHITE : OP” is displayed on the viewfinder screen (in display mode 2 or 3).

The white balance adjustment ends in about one second with the message shown in the

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