Sony CINEALTA PDW-F330K Operating Instructions Manual page 61

Note
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.
AUTO W/B BAL 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.
AWB:OK
. K
Notes
• 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.
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.
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
Approximate color
is next adjusted.
temperature of the
There are two sets of white balance memories, A and B,
subject
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,
In this case, the memory is switched as you change the ND
filter position, for a total of eight (4×2) memories.
The camcorder's color temperature display should
be regarded as an approximation.
• If the camera has a zoom lens with an automatic iris,
1)
the iris may hunt . 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.
Error message Meaning
AWB: NG The white video level is too low. Either
LOW LEVEL open the lens iris or increase the gain.
AWB: NG The color temperature is too high.
COLOR TEMP Select a suitable setting for the 5600K
HIGH button.
AWB: NG The color temperature is too low. Use
COLOR TEMP the 5600K button for proper setting.
LOW
AWB: NG Adjustment could not be completed
TIME LIMIT within the standard number of
attempts. Try to adjust again. If
adjustment fails a few times, contact
your Sony dealer.
AWB: NG The white area could not be checked.
POOR WHITE
AREA
AWB: NG The white video level is too high. Either
OVER LEVEL stop down the lens iris or change the
ND filter.
1
/ ND,
4
1 1
/ ND, and / ND).
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