6. OPERATION
1Referring to the item " 5. CONNECTION", connect each equipment correctly.
2Turn on the connected equipment and the camera.
3Pointing the lens at the object, operate the lens iris adjustment, focus adjustment, etc..
4Referring to the item "6.1 White Balance", operate the adjustment.
5Referring to the items "6.2 Gain, 7. MODE SETTING BY ON SCREEN DISPLAY", select the necessary items.
6. 1 White Balance
For the white balance adjustment for this unit, AWB (Automatic White Balance) and MANU (Manual white balance) adjustments are provided. Referring to the items "7.2 (3) WHT BAL (White balance), 7. MODE SET- TING BY ON SCREEN DISPLAY", select the desired mode.
| AWB | MANU |
| (Automatic White Balance) | (Manual White Balance) |
Outline | Adjust white balance by displaying the | Adjust the white balance manually using |
| white object inside the area set by AWB | the WHT BAL menu while shooting the |
| menu and pressing the [DATA UP] button. | white object. |
Notes | When the shutter mode is E.TRG, AWB is | Adjustment is performed by confirming |
| not available. | with a waveform monitor. |
1AWB (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)".)
3200K : Appropriate for indoor shooting.
5600K : Appropriate for outdoor shooting.
•If the index menu/menu is displayed, press the [DISP] button to disable the character display on the menu.
•Shoot a known white object that fills the screen 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.
Result displayed | Meaning |
AWB OK | Automatic white balance adjustment finished correctly. |
AWB NG LEVEL | Automatic white balance adjustment cannot be performed because the |
LOW | video level is too low. |
| Set the video level properly. |
AWB NG | Automatic white balance adjustment cannot be performed because the |
LEVEL HIGH | video level is too high. |
| Set the video level properly. |
AWB NG | Automatic white balance adjustment cannot be performed because the |
C. TEMP HIGH | color temperature is too low. |
| If the C.TEMP is set to 5600K, set to 3200K. |
| If the message appears with the C.TEMP set to 3200K, change the |
| illumination or use a color temperature conversion filter. |
AWB NG | Automatic white balance adjustment cannot be performed because the |
C. TEMP HIGH | color temperature is too high. |
| If the C.TEMP is set to 3200K, set to 5600K. |
| If the message appears with the C.TEMP set to 5600K, change the |
| illumination or use the color temperature conversion filter. |
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