6 2 White Balance

For white balance adjustment of this unit, ATW (Automatic Tracking White balance), AWB (Automatic White Balance) and MANUAL (Manual white balance) adjustments are provided. Refer to the items “7.2

(3)WHT BAL (White Balance), 7. MODE SETTING BY THE ON SCREEN DISPLAY”, select the desired mode.

 

ATW

AWB

MANUAL

 

Automatic Tracking

Automatic White Balance

Manual White Balance

 

White Balance

 

 

Outline

The camera measures the

Adjust white balance by

Adjust the white balance

object color temperature and

displaying the white object

manually using the WHT

 

adjusts the white balance

inside the area set by AWB

BAL menu while shooting

 

automatically.

menu and pressing the

the white object.

 

 

[DATA UP] button.

 

 

 

 

 

Features

Tracks variations of color

Measurement accuracy is

Artificial white balance setting.

temperature and adjusts white

higher than ATW. This

The manual adjustment is

 

balance automatically.

mode is effective when

most effective under shooting

 

 

shooting under less varia-

conditions with no color

 

 

tions of color temperature.

temperature variation.

 

 

 

 

Notes

If illumination is low, white

 

Adjustment is performed by

balance may not be corrected.

 

confirming with a vector

 

 

 

scope.

AWB(Automatic White Balance)

Set the MODE to AWB on the WHT BAL menu.

Perform the C.TEMP (color temperature conversion) setting, if necessary. (Refer to the item “7.2 (3) WHT BAL (White Balance)”.)

3200KAppropriate for indoor shooting.

5600KAppropriate for outdoor shooting.

If the color bar pattern is displayed on the screen or if the index menu/menu is displayed, press the [DISP] button to disable the color bar pattern or the character display on the menu.

Shoot a known white object entirely in the area set by the AWB menu (refer to the item “7.2 (3) (3.1) (d) Confirming the contents of the zone area selected by AWB” ) and push [DATA UP] button for approx. 1 second.

The character AWB blinks on the screen when the AWB starts.

The character AWB stops blinking when the AWB finishes, and the result is displayed for approx. 1 second.

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