INSTRUCTIONS

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 the [AUTO MODE FULL/PRESET/OFF]
switch to “OFF”.
2
Assign “FAW” (Full
Auto White Balance) to
one of the three [WHT.BAL B/A/PRST]
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 P98 [ 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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When the [AUTO MODE FULL/PRESET/OFF
]
switch is set to “PRESET”, the Automatic White
Balance mode is also enabled if [Main Menu] B
[Camera Function] B [PRESET AUTO] B [White
Balance] has been set to Auto mode (“FAW”).
(A P101
[ White Balance ] )
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Setting the [AUTO MODE FULL/PRESET/
OFF] switch to “FULL” also activates the Auto
White Balance mode. In this case, the Iris, Gain
and Shutter also enter into Auto mode forcibly.
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Switching of the white balance with the
[
WHT.BAL B/A/PRST] switch is disabled in the
Full Auto mode.
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When [Main Menu] B [Camera Function] B
[User
Switch Set] B [AE/FAW Lock] is set to “AE/
FAW” or “FAW”, the white balance when the
user button that is assigned with [AE/FAW
Lock] is pressed can be fixed while in the
Automatic White Balance mode.
(A P
100 [ AE/FAW 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 P38
[Assignment of Functions to User
Buttons] )
FAW Paint Adjustment
You can fine-adjust the white balance that was
automatically adjusted.
1
Select [Main Menu] B [
Camera Process] B
[White Balance] B [FAW Paint] and press
the Set button (R).
The FAW Paint Adjustment screen appears.
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FAW Paint
White Balance
Adjusting the White Balance
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