Sony 510P Camcorder User Manual


 
Chapter 7 Menu Displays and Detailed Settings
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7-3 Adjustments and Settings from Menus
See 3-4-1 “Recording a DV Stream From External
Equipment” (page 63) for more information on the
input setting of the i.LINK DV IN/OUT S400
connector.
7-3-3 Setting the Color Temperature
Manually
You can adjust the value of the white balance manually by
setting the color temperature.
Proceed as follows.
1
Holding down the MENU knob, move the MENU ON/
OFF switch to ON.
The TOP menu appears.
2
Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to
“PAINT”, and press the MENU knob.
If this is the first time the PAINT menu has been
displayed, the CONTENTS page appears. If the menu
has been used before, the last accessed page appears.
3
If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU
knob to move the b mark to “WHITE”, and press the
MENU knob to display the WHITE page.
If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob
until the WHITE page appears, and press the MENU
knob to select the page.
The above table shows the adjustment of the white
balance of channel A.
Items followed by “<B>” are used to adjust the white
balance of channel B.
4
Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to the item
you want to set, and press MENU knob.
The b mark on the left of the selected item changes to
a z mark and the z mark on the left of the setting
changes to a ? mark.
5
Turn the MENU knob to change the setting, and press
the MENU knob.
The z mark changes to a b mark and the ? mark
changes to a z mark.
To set other items, go back to step 3.
6
To end the menu operation, set the MENU ON/OFF
switch to OFF or close the cover of the menu operating
section.
7-3-4 Specifying an Offset for the
Auto White Balance Setting
By setting an offset for the value of auto white balance,
you can make the picture warmer or colder.
The OFFSET WHT page of the OPERATION menu
allows you to do this setting.
Proceed as follows.
1
Holding down the MENU knob, move the MENU ON/
OFF switch from OFF to ON.
The TOP menu appears.
2
Turn the MENU knob to move the b mark to
“OPERATION”, and press the MENU knob.
If this is the first time the OPERATION menu has been
displayed, the CONTENTS page appears. If the menu
has been used before, the last accessed page appears.
3
If the CONTENTS page is displayed, turn the MENU
knob to move the b mark to “OFFSET WHITE”, and
press the MENU knob to display the OFFSET WHITE
page.
If a different page is displayed, turn the MENU knob
until the OFFSET WHITE page appears, and press the
MENU knob to select the page.
Item Description
COLOR TEMP
<A>
Sets the color temperature for the
desired value. Adjust the value while
looking at the real image because error
tends to be bigger for adjustment of
high color temperature.
COLOR FINE <A> Adjusts the value more precisely when
the color temperature adjustment
through COLOR TEMP is not
satisfactory.
R GAIN <A> Only the value of R GAIN is changed.
B GAIN <A> Only the value of B GAIN is changed.
D5600K Sets the color temperature to
approximately 5600 K.
P02 WHITE
COLOR TEMP <A>: 3200
COLOR FINE <A>: 0
R GAIN <A>: 0
B GAIN <A>: 0
D5600K <A>: OFF
COLOR TEMP <B>: 3200
COLOR FINE <B>: 0
R GAIN <B>: 0
B GAIN <B>: 0
D5600K : OFF