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Recording – Basic Operations
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
When this unit is operating in EZ mode, the ATW function
(see page 56) is forced to ON.
1
Set the switches and selectors as shown in the figure
below.
a) White balance setting values are stored in memory B only when the
WHITE SWITCH <B> item is set to MEM on the WHITE SETTING page
of the MAINTENANCE menu.
2
Set the FILTER selector and the 5600K button to suit
the lighting conditions.
The following table shows which FILTER selector
setting you should use depending on the lighting
conditions.
If the setting of the FILTER selector is changed, a
message reporting the new setting appears for about 3
seconds in the setting change and adjustment progress
message display area of the viewfinder screen.
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 WHT, 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.
The white balance is adjusted in about one second, and
the message “AWB: OK” appears. The adjustment
setting is automatically stored in the memory (A or B)
that was selected in step 1.
Note
FILTER selector
setting
Lighting conditions
1 (CLEAR) Indoor shooting
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
a)
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