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# Adjusting the white balance

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

1. <CC FILTER>/<ND FILTER> dial

   Adjust the amount of light entering the MOS sensor.

2. <AUTO W/B BAL> switch

   Use to execute the automatic white balance.

3. <GAIN> switch

   Normally, set this to 0 dB. If it is too dark, set the gain to an appropriate value.

4. <OUTPUT> switch

   Set this switch to <CAM>.

5. <WHITE BAL> switch

   Set this switch to <A> or <B>.

#### When the <WHITE BAL> switch is set to <A>

Set the <GAIN>, <OUTPUT>, and <WHITE BAL> 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/playback functions section”.

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.

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

The switch returns to the central position with the white balance 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

- Do not allow bright spotlights within the screen.

- The white pattern must appear at the center of the screen.

#### Message displayed in the viewfinder screen

During adjustment |  |
Adjustment completed |  | The adjusted value is automatically stored in the specified memory (A or B).
If the color temperature of the subject is lower than 2300 K or higher than 15000 K |  | If the arrow points down (↓), the actual temperature is lower than the indicated temperature, and if the arrow points up (↑), the actual temperature is higher than the indicated temperature.

## Detection range of white balance

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

## When you have no time to adjust the white balance

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

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, the viewfinder screen displays an error message.

Error message | Meaning | Remedy
--- | --- | ---
[COLOR TEMP. HIGH] | The color temperature is too high. | Select the appropriate filter.
[COLOR TEMP. LOW] | The color temperature is too low. | Select the appropriate filter.
[LOW LIGHT] | There is insufficient light. | Increase the amount of light. Or, increase gain.
[LEVEL OVER] | There is too much light. | Decrease the amount of light. Or, decrease gain.
[CHECK FILTER] | The <CC FILTER>/<ND FILTER> dial setting is out of position. | Check the <CC FILTER>/<ND FILTER> dial.
[TIME OVER] | Automatic adjustment does not end within the time. | The shooting conditions might be unstable. If there is flickering, insert the shutter and execute again under stable conditions.

## 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 [ON] in the main menu → [CAMERA] → [WHITE BALANCE MODE] → [FILTER INH] (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 display for white balance

For details, refer to “Viewfinder status display”.

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

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.

The auto tracking white balance function can be assigned to <B> of the <WHITE BAL> switch. Select [ATW] in the main menu → [CAMERA] → [WHITE BALANCE MODE] → [AWB B].

The auto tracking white balance function can be assigned to the <USER> buttons (<USER MAIN>/<USER1>/<USER2>).

For details, refer to “Assigning functions to <USER> buttons”.

## Canceling the auto tracking white balance

Press the <USER> buttons (<USER MAIN>/<USER1>/<USER2>) to which the auto tracking white balance function is assigned again, or select the <WHITE BAL> switch. However, when the auto tracking white balance function is set to <B> of the <WHITE BAL> switch, the function cannot be canceled with the <USER> buttons (<USER MAIN>/<USER1>/<USER2>).

NOTE

- This 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 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 for each position of <PRST>, <A> and <B> of the <WHITE BAL> switch.

For the color setting, set [COLOR TEMP PRE], [AWB A TEMP] and [AWB B TEMP] in the main menu → [CAMERA] → [WHITE BALANCE MODE].

There are two selections available for color temperature adjustment of [COLOR TEMP PRE], [VAR], and [3.2K/5.6K].

- [VAR]: This can be set from [< 2300K] to [> 15000K].

- [3.2K/5.6K]: This can be set to [3200K] or [5600K].

NOTE

- Even if color temperature is set manually, the newly adjusted color temperature is recorded to the position 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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