User manual

Adjusting the White
Balance
Adjust the white balance according to the color
temperature of the lighting. You can select the
adjustment mode according to the shooting
conditions.
As the color of the light (color temperature) varies
according to the light source, it is necessary to
readjust the white balance when the main light
source illuminating the subject changes.
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Automatic White Balance Mode (FAW:
Fulltime Auto White balance)
1
Set Full Auto mode to off using the user
button assigned with “
Full Auto”.
2
Assign “FAW” (Full Auto
White Balance) to
one of the three [WHT.BAL] switches.
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You can set the Full Auto White Balance
feature to either “A”, “B”, or “PRST” in
[Camera Function]
B [FAW].
(A P112 [ FAW ] )
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If the position assigned with “FAW” is
selected using the [WHT BAL B/A/PRST
]
switch, the Automatic White Balance mode is
enabled and an appropriate white balance is
automatically adjusted according to the color
temperature of the lighting on the subject.
Caution :
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The accuracy
of [FAW] is inferior to that of [AWB]
(Auto White Balance).
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When the power of the camera recorder is
turned on
with the [FAW] mode selected, it takes
about 15 seconds for the colors to stabilize.
Memo :
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Use the
user button assigned with “Full Auto” to
enter the Full Auto mode also activates the
Automatic White Balance mode. In this case, the
Iris, Gain and Shutter also enter into Auto mode
forcibly.
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The white balance operation during Full Auto
mode can be configured in [Camera Function
]
B [Full Auto] B [White Balance].
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When [Camera
Function] B
[User Switch Set] B
[AE Lock] is set to “AE/FAW” or “FAW”, the white
balance when the user button that is assigned
with [AE Lock] is pressed can be fixed while in
the Automatic White Balance mode.
(A P115 [ AE Lock ] )
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If
[White Balance
] is assigned to the user button,
pressing the assigned user button will display
the FAW Paint Adjustment screen.
(A P45 [Assignment of Functions to User
Buttons] )
FAW Paint Adjustment
You can fine-adjust the white balance that was
automatically adjusted.
1
Select [Camera Process] B [White
Balance
] B [FAW Paint] and press the Set
button (R).
The FAW Paint Adjustment screen appears.
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1
FAW Paint
White Balance
2
Adjust the R and B values.
Use the cross-shaped button (JK) to adjust R
value and (HI) to adjust B value.
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Adjusting the White Balance
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