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# White balance adjustment

The white balance must be adjusted again when the lighting conditions change. Follow the steps below to adjust the white balance automatically.

#### Storing in memory <A>

Set the <WHITE BAL> switch to <A>.

Set the <GAIN> and <OUTPUT>/<AUTO KNEE> switches.

Select the <CC FILTER>/<ND FILTER> dial setting according to the light conditions.

For details on setting example of the <CC FILTER>/<ND FILTER> dial, refer to “Shooting and recording (Camera unit)”.

Place the white pattern at a point where the light conditions match those for the light source for the subject, and zoom in on the white pattern so that the white color appears in the screen.

Adjust the lens aperture.

Press the <AUTO W/B BAL> switch towards <AWB> side and then release it.

The switch returns to the central position and the white balance will be automatically adjusted.

#### White pattern

- A white object (cloth or wall) near the subject may also be used for the white pattern.

- Required size of white pattern is as follows.

  1/4 or more of the screen width

  1/4 or more of the screen height

- Keep bright spotlights out of the screen.

- The white pattern must be placed at the center of the screen.

#### Messages displayed in the viewfinder and LCD monitor

- When the auto tracking white balance (ATW) function is operating, white balance cannot be adjusted.

Status | Message | Remark
--- | --- | ---
During adjustment | [AWB A ACTIVE] |
Adjustment completed | [AWB A OK 3200K] | The adjusted value is automatically stored in the specified memory (A or B).
If the color temperature of the subject is low or higher than 15000 K | [AWB NG <COLOR TEMP LOW>] [AWB NG <COLOR TEMP HIGH>] | [AWB NG <COLOR TEMP LOW>] indicates that the temperature is lower than the displayed temperature. [AWB NG <COLOR TEMP HIGH>] indicates that the temperature is higher than the displayed color temperature.

#### [COLOR TEMP Ach SETTING]/[COLOR TEMP Bch SETTING] setting

- The color hue can be changed after the white balance has been adjusted automatically, after setting each item in the [SCENE FILE] menu → [COLOR TEMP Ach SETTING]/[COLOR TEMP Bch SETTING].

- Adjusting either one of [COLOR TEMP], [R GAIN], [B GAIN], and [G AXIS] changes the other three values.

- Performing the automatic white balance again resets [COLOR TEMP], [R GAIN], [B GAIN], and [G AXIS].

## Detection range of white balance

The white balance detection range can be selected from [90%], [50%], and [25%] in the [CAMERA] menu → [WHITE BALANCE MODE] → [AWB AREA].The factory setting value is [25%].

## When having no time to adjust the white balance

Set the <WHITE BAL> switch to <PRST>.

- The value displayed as [VAR] is not always assured. Use it as a reference value.

- According the shooting conditions, turn the <CC FILTER>/<ND FILTER> dial and set the filter.

## When the white balance has not been automatically adjusted

When the white balance has not been successfully adjusted, an error message is displayed on the viewfinder screen and LCD monitor displays.

Error message | Meaning | Remedy
--- | --- | ---
[AWB NG <LOW LIGHT>] | There is insufficient light. | Increase the amount of light or increase gain.
[AWB NG <LEVEL OVER>] | There is too much light. | Decrease the amount of light or decrease gain.
[AWB NG <COLOR TEMP LOW>] or [AWB NG <COLOR TEMP HIGH>] | The color temperature is too high, or too low. | Use the appropriate filter or light source.

## White balance memory

Values stored to memory are saved until white balance is adjusted again even if the camera is turned off. There are two white balance memories, A and B.

When set to the [CAMERA] menu → [WHITE BALANCE MODE] → [FILTER INH] → [ON] (initial setting), memory on each of <A> and <B> is limited to one, respectively. In this case, content in memory is not interlocked with the filter.

When [FILTER INH] is set to [OFF], the adjustment values of each filter can be automatically stored to memory corresponding to the <WHITE BAL> switch setting (<A> or <B>).

The camera has four built-in filters so a total of eight (4×2) adjustment values can be stored to memory.

When the super gain function is enabled, the <AUTO W/B BAL> switch does not function and the message ([AWB UNABLE]/[S.GAIN MODE]) is displayed.

## Viewfinder and LCD monitor screen displays relating to white balance

For details, refer to “Screen display during shooting”.

## Setting the auto tracking white balance function (ATW)

The camera is equipped with the Auto Tracking White Balance (ATW) function that automatically tracks the white balance of images according to the lighting conditions.

Assigns the auto tracking white balance function to the <A>/<B>/<PRST> of <WHITE BAL> switch. Set in the [CAMERA] menu → [WHITE BALANCE MODE] → [ATW].

Note that if the auto tracking white balance function is assigned to the USER button, the function follows the operation of the USER button.

For details, refer to “Assigning function to the USER buttons”.

## Canceling the auto tracking white balance

Press the USER button which the auto tracking white balance function is assigned again, or switch the <WHITE BAL> switch. Note that if the auto tracking white balance function is set to the <WHITE BAL> switch, the function cannot be canceled with the USER button.

NOTE

- Auto tracking white balance function does not guarantee 100% accuracy for the white balance. Note that the tracking performance relative to changes in ambient lighting and white balance performance of the auto tracking white balance function has been given a certain degree of latitude.

## Manual setting of color temperature

White balance can be adjusted manually according to the color temperature setting. The manual color temperature setting can be set individually to <PRST>, <A> and <B> of the <WHITE BAL> switch.

Sets the color temperature to be assigned to <PRST> in the [CAMERA] menu → [WHITE BALANCE MODE] → [W.BAL PRESET]/[W.BAL VAR].

[W.BAL PRESET]: This can be selected from [3200K], [5600K], and [VAR].

[W.BAL VAR]: Can be set to [2000K] to [15000K] (when the <CC FILTER> dial is <A>), [2380K] to [>15000K] (when the <CC FILTER> dial is <B>), [2730K] to [>15000K] (when the <CC FILTER> dial is <C>), and [2890K] to [>15000K] (when the <CC FILTER> dial is <D>).

Sets the color temperature to be assigned to <A>/<B> in each item in the [SCENE FILE] menu → [COLOR TEMP Ach SETTING]/[COLOR TEMP Bch SETTING].

NOTE

- Even if color temperature is set manually, the color temperature adjusted automatically is recorded to the setting of the <WHITE BAL> switch at that time if white balance is automatically adjusted. The value of the color temperature also changed when the position of the <CC FILTER> dial is switched.

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