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Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording — Adjusting the white and black balance
r Message displayed in the viewnder screen
During adjustment
AWB A ACTIVE
Adjustment completed
AWB A OK 3.2K
f The adjusted value is automatically stored in the
specied memory (A or B).
If the color temperature of the subject is
lower than 2300 K or higher than 15000 K
AWB A OK 2.3K
f If the arrow points down (↓), the actual temperature is
lower than the indicated temperature, and if the arrow
points up (↑), the actual temperature is higher than the
indicated temperature.
Detection range of white balance
The white balance detection range can be selected from [90%], [50%], and [25%] in the main menu → [CAMERA] → [WHITE BALANCE MODE] →
[AWB AREA]. The factory setting is [25%].
90%
50%
25%
When you have no time to adjust the white balance
Set the <WHITE BAL> switch to <PRST>.
According the shooting conditions, turn the <CC FILTER>/<ND FILTER> dial and set the lter.
When the white balance has not been automatically adjusted
When the white balance has not been successfully adjusted, the viewnder screen displays an error message.
Error message Meaning Remedy
[COLOR TEMP. HIGH] The color temperature is too high. Select the appropriate lter.
[COLOR TEMP. LOW] The color temperature is too low. Select the appropriate lter.
[LOW LIGHT] There is insufcient light. Increase the amount of light. Or, increase gain.
[LEVEL OVER] There is too much light. Decrease the amount of light. Or, decrease gain.
[CHECK FILTER] The <CC FILTER>/<ND FILTER> dial setting is out
of position.
Check the <CC FILTER>/<ND FILTER> dial.
[TIME OVER] Automatic adjustment does not end within the time. The shooting conditions might be unstable. If there
is ickering, insert the shutter and execute again
under stable conditions.
White balance memory
Values stored to memory are saved until white balance is adjusted again even if the camera is turned off. There are two white balance memories, A and
B.
When set [ON] in the main menu → [CAMERA] → [WHITE BALANCE MODE] → [FILTER INH] (initial setting), memory on each of <A> and <B> is
limited to one, respectively. In this case, content in memory is not interlocked with the lter.
When [FILTER INH] is set to [OFF], the adjustment values of each lter can be automatically stored to memory corresponding to the <WHITE BAL>
switch setting (<A> or <B>).
The camera has four built-in lters so a total of eight (4×2) adjustment values can be stored to memory.
When the super gain function is enabled, the <AUTO W/B BAL> switch does not function and the message ([AWB UNABLE/S.GAIN MODE]) is
displayed.
Viewnder display for white balance
For details, refer to “Viewnder status display” (page 70).
Setting the auto tracking white balance (ATW) function
The camera is equipped with the Auto Tracking White Balance (ATW) function that automatically tracks the white balance of images according to the
lighting conditions.
The auto tracking white balance function can be assigned to <B> of the <WHITE BAL> switch. Select [ATW] in the main menu → [CAMERA] → [WHITE
BALANCE MODE] → [AWB B].
The auto tracking white balance function can be assigned to the <USER> buttons (<USER MAIN>/<USER1>/<USER2>).
For details, refer to “Assigning functions to <USER> buttons” (page 56).