5.OPERATION
Refer to the item “ 4. CONNECTION”, connect each component correctly. Turn on the power source of the connected equipment and the camera. c Point the lens at the object, adjust the lens iris, focus, etc..
d Refer to the item “5.1 White Balance”, to do the adjustment.
e Refer to the items “5.2 Gain, 7. MODE SETTING BY ON SCREEN DISPLAY”, select the necessary items.
5.1 White Balance
For the white balance adjustment of this unit, AWB (Automatic White Balance) and MANU (Manual white balance) adjustments are provided. To select the desired mode, refer to the items “7.2 (3) WHT BAL (White balance)” and “7.
MODE SETTING BY ON SCREEN DISPLAY”.
| AWB | MANU |
| (Automatic White Balance) | (Manual White Balance) |
Outline | Adjust white balance by displaying a white object | Adjust the white balance manually using the WHT |
| inside the area set by AWB menu and pressing | BAL menu while shooting a white object. |
| the [DATA UP] button. |
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Note | When the shutter mode is E.TRG, AWB is not | Adjustment is performed by confirming with a |
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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)”.)
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 |
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AWB OK | Automatic white balance adjustment finished correctly. |
AWB NG LEVEL | Automatic white balance adjustment cannot be performed because the video level is too low. |
LOW | Set the video level propely. |
AWB NG LEVEL | Automatic white balance adjustment cannot be performed because the video level is too high. |
HIGH | Set the video level propely. |
AWB NG | Automatic white balance adjustment cannot be performed because the color temperature is |
C. TEMP LOW | 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 color temperature is |
C. TEMP HIGH | 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. |
AWB NG | Automatic white balance adjustment cannot be performed because the shutter speed mode |
NOT AVAILABLE | is E.TRG mode. |
AWB NG | Automatic white balance adjustment cannot be performed for other reasons. Such as no |
| white area is included in an object, etc. |
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