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OPERATION
Refer to the item "4. CONNECTION", and connect the equipment correctly. Turn on the connected equipment and the camera.
Aim the lens at the object, adjust the lens iris adjustment, focus adjustment, etc. Refer to the item “5.1 White Balance”, make the adjustment.
Please see “5.2 Gain”, “5.3 Switching video signal output” and “7. MODE SETTING BY THE ON SCREEN DISPLAY” to carry out necessary operations.
Please see “5.4 Displaying video with USB” to carry out an operation when using the USB output.
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1 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 item “7.3 (3) WHT BAL (White Balance)”, select the desired mode.
| ATW | AWB | MANUAL |
| 䟺Automatic Tracking | 䟺Automatic White Balance䟻 | 䟺Manual White Balance䟻 |
| White Balance䟻 |
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| The camera measures the | Adjust white balance by | Adjust the white balance |
Outline | 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. |
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| [DATA UP] button. |
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| Tracks variations of color | Measurement accuracy is | Artificial white balance setting. |
Features | temperature and adjusts white | higher than ATW. This | The manual adjustment is |
| balance automatically. | mode is effective when | most effective under shooting |
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| shooting under less varia- | conditions with no color |
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| tions of color temperature. | temperature variation. |
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| If illumination is low, white |
| Adjustment is performed by |
Notes | balance may not be corrected. |
| confirming with a monitor. |
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(1) 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 “7.3 (3) WHT BAL (White Balance)”.)
3200K䠌Appropriate for indoor shooting.
5600K䠌Appropriate 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 “7.3 (3) (3.1) (d) Confirming the contents of the zone area selected by AWB” ) and press [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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