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Recording
Chapter 4 Recording and Playback
To adjust the white balance
It is necessary to adjust the white balance each time the
principal lighting source changes.
1
Set the switches and selectors as shown in the figure
below.
* White balance setting values are stored in memory B only when the
WHITE SWITCH <B> item is set to MEM on the FUNCTION 2 page
of the OPERATION menu.
2
Set the FILTER selector and the 5600K button to suit
the lighting conditions.
FILTER selector setting and CC filter selection are as
follows.
If the setting of the FILTER selector is changed, a
message reporting the setting appears for about 3
seconds in the setting change and adjustment progress
message display area of the viewfinder screen (when
the display mode is set to 3 on
page 99).
3
Place a white test card under the same lighting
conditions as for the subject to be shot and zoom up to
it.
Alternatively, any white object such as a cloth or a
wall can be used.
The absolute minimum white area is as follows.
Make sure there are not bright spots in the rectangle.
4
Adjust the lens iris.
Manually adjusted lens: Set the iris to an appropriate
setting.
Lens with automatic iris: Set the automatic/manual
switch on the lens to automatic.
5
Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to WHITE, and then
release the switch.
The switch returns to the center position, and the
adjustment is executed.
During adjustment, the message “AWB:
EXECUTING” is displayed on the viewfinder screen
(when the display mode is set to 2 or 3
(page 99)).
The white balance is adjusted in about one second, and
the message “ABB: OK” appears. The adjustment
setting is automatically stored in the memory (A or B)
that was selected in step 1.
Filter setting Lighting conditions
1 (CLEAR) Studio halogen lighting
(incandescent)
2 (1/4 ND) Cloudy or rainy outdoor shooting, or
to reduce the depth of field
3 (1/16 ND) Sunlight
4 (1/64 ND) To reduce the depth of field in
sunlight
FILTER selector
WHITE BAL switch: A or B*
OUTPUT/DCC switch:
CAM
GAIN switch: Set as low as possible.
Note
Rectangle centered on
the screen. The lengths
of the sides are 70% of
the length and width of
the screen.
The white object must
be within the rectangle
and have an area of at
least 10% of the screen.
AUTO W/B BAL switch
AWB:OK
. K
Approximate color
temperature of the
subject