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Recording – Basic Operations
Chapter 3 Recording and Playback
• The color temperature display that appears after
white balance adjustment is calculated on the basis
of the R/G/B signal output from the camera. It may
not agree with the results of measurement by
commercially available color temperature meters.
The camcorder’s color temperature display should
be regarded as an approximation.
• If the camera has a zoom lens with an automatic iris,
the iris may hunt
1)
. To prevent this, adjust the iris
gain knob (indicated as IG, IS, or S) on the lens.
For details, refer to the lens operation manual.
1) Hunting: Repeated brightening and darkening of the image,
resulting from repeated response to automatic iris control.
If the automatic white balance adjustment cannot
be made
If the white balance adjustment cannot be completed
normally, an error message will appear for about 3 seconds
on the viewfinder screen.
If any of the above error messages is displayed, retry the
white balance adjustment. If the error message occurs
repeatedly, contact your Sony dealer.
If you have no time to adjust the white balance
Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST.
The white balance is automatically set as follows,
depending on the state of the 5600K button.
• 5600K button lit: 5600K
• 5600K button not lit: 3200K
About the white balance memory
Values stored in memory are held until the white balance
is next adjusted.
There are two sets of white balance memories, A and B,
which you can switch between with the WHITE BAL
switch (PRST/A/B).
On the WHITE SETTING page of the MAINTENANCE
menu, when WHT FILTER INH is set to OFF, there are
two memories, A and B for each position of the ND filter
of this unit (CLEAR,
1
/
4
ND,
1
/
16
ND, and
1
/
64
ND).
In this case, the memory is switched as you change the ND
filter position, for a total of eight (4×2) memories.
If a memory error occurs
If the error message “: STORED DATA: NG” flashes on
the viewfinder screen when the camcorder is turned on, the
white balance memory contents have been lost. Adjust the
white balance again. Contact your Sony dealer if this
message continues to appear even after the white balance
has been adjusted again.
Using the ATW (auto tracking white
balance) function
By using the ATW function, the white balance is adjusted
automatically when the lighting conditions change.
Depending on the shooting conditions, the white balance
may not always be correctly adjusted automatically. To get
a precise white balance, it is recommended to use the
WHITE BAL switch.
Turning the ATW function on using the WHITE
BAL switch
1
On the WHITE SETTING page of the
MAINTENANCE menu, set WHITE SWITCH <B>
to ATW.
2
Set the WHITE BAL switch to the B(ATW) position.
This turns the ATW function on, and the white balance
is now adjusted automatically to respond to changes in
the lighting conditions.
Turning the ATW function on using an ASSIGN
switch
1
On the ASSIGNABLE page of the USER (or
OPERATION) menu (see page 141), set one of
ASSIGN 1 to ASSIGN 4 to ATW.
2
Press the ATW-assigned switch.
This turns the ATW function on, and the white balance
is now adjusted automatically to respond to changes in
the lighting conditions.
Notes
Error message Meaning
AWB: NG
LOW LEVEL
The white video level is too low. Either
open the lens iris or increase the gain.
AWB: NG
COLOR TEMP
HIGH
The color temperature is too high.
Select a suitable setting for the 5600K
button.
AWB: NG
COLOR TEMP
LOW
The color temperature is too low. Use
the 5600K button for proper setting.
AWB: NG
TIME LIMIT
Adjustment could not be completed
within the standard number of
attempts. Try to adjust again. If
adjustment fails a few times, contact
your Sony dealer.
AWB: NG
POOR WHITE
AREA
The white area could not be checked.
AWB: NG
OVER LEVEL
The white video level is too high. Either
stop down the lens iris or change the
ND filter.
Note