Adjustment
Notes:
Y For white balance setting aim the camera at a white object$ Automatic tracking white balance setting (ATW)
White balance will be automatically set to continuously
and try to position it in the center of the monitor screen.match changes of light source and color temperature while
The object must appear in over 10 % of the total monitor
screen area. Try to avoid overly bright objects in the scene.the white balance setting is set to ATW.
Notes:
Y White balance may not be correctly set if the lighting of theY ATW might not function properly when high brightness light
object is too weak.(ex. fluorescent lamp) beams into a screen.
The white object must occupy overY White balance may not be accurately set if there is no
10 % of the monitor screen area.white object in the scene being shot.
$ Manual white balance setting
[ADJUSTMENT by CAMERA]
Manual setting is possible in User Mode only.
1. Select the white balance mode either AWC A or AWC B
by menu.
Y Since the camera has a built-in memory, the set white2. Aim the camera at a large white object. Press the
balance will remain in the memory even if power is turnedITEM/AWC switch for over 2 second.
off. Therefore, it is not necessary to reset the white3. Adjust the red gain/blue gain control in the PAINTING
balance if the color temperature of those objects remainsitem of Color Set sub menu of User Mode until the carrier
unchanged. However, it must be reset if the colorwave of the white portion of the video signal is at the
temperature changes, such as when you move fromminimum width or the white object in the monitor screen
indoors to outside, or vice versa.appears pure white. (Use an oscilloscope or a waveform
Y When the camera is used without a RCU or RCB red/bluemonitor for precise adjustment.)
gain adjustment of painting setting will be automatically[ADJUSTMENT with the RCU (RCB)]
reset to ?0 after setting the white balance. (painting settingAfter AWC setting, adjust the R/B GAIN controller in the
in only User Mode.)same way as described in Step 3 above.
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