Sony F23 Camcorder User Manual


 
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White Balance Adjustment (in Custom mode)
Chapter 3 Basic Adjustments and Settings
Be careful not to have any spots of high illumination in
the rectangle.
4
Adjust the lens iris opening or set the shutter to ON.
With a manually adjusted lens: Set the opening to an
appropriate value.
With a lens that has automatic iris control: Set the
lens' automatic/manual iris control switch to
automatic.
Or, set the video level to an appropriate value, using
the shutter setting.
5
Perform automatic white balance adjustment.
To perform adjustment on the <AUTO SETUP>
page of the MAINTENANCE menu
Position the pointer to AUTO WHITE then push on the
MENU SEL/ENTER dial.
For details on the menu operations, see “4-2 Basic Menu
Operations” (page 52).
To perform adjustment with the assignable
switch
If AWB is allocated to assignable switch 4, push the switch
up toward “4” then release it.
For the procedure for assigning a function to the switch,
see “3-2-10 Allocation of Functions to the Assignable
Buttons and Switch” (page 33) or “3-7 Detailed Settings
of the Switch Functions” (page 44).
To perform adjustment from the remote control
unit
When the RM-B750 or RM-B150 remote control unit that
is connected to the REMOTE connector is used, press the
AWB button.
During adjustment
The message “AWB EXECUTING” is displayed on the
viewfinder screen. When the adjustment process is
completed successfully, the message “AWB: OK” is
displayed.
When automatic white balance adjustment fails
If the automatic white balance adjustment process does not
end successfully, the error message “AWB: NG” will be
displayed on the viewfinder screen for approximately three
seconds.
If this error message is displayed, try white balance
adjustment again.
If the subject has a higher color temperature, use an optical
filter or set 5600K to ON, then try white balance
adjustment again.
If the error message continues to be displayed after several
attempts, the camera requires internal inspection.
Note
<AUTO SETUP> M02 TOP
AUTO BLACK
c
AUTO WHITE
AUTO LEVEL
AUTO WHITE SHADING
AUTO BLACK SHADING
TEST : OFF