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Error message
Meaning
WHITE : NG
The white video level is
LOW LEVEL
too low. Either open the
lens iris or increase the
gain.
WHITE : NG
The color temperature is
COLOR TEMP
too high.
HIGH
WHITE : NG
The color temperature is
COLOR TEMP LOW
too low.
WHITE : NG
Adjustment could not be
TIME LIMIT
completed within the
standard number of
attempts.
WHITE : NG
The white area could not
POOR WHITE
be checked.
AREA
WHITE : NG
The white video level is
OVER LEVEL
too high. Either stop down
the lens iris or change the
ND filter.
If any of the above error messages is displayed,
retry the white balance adjustment. If the error
message occurs again, an internal check is
necessary.
For information about this internal check, refer to
the Maintenance Manual.
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, and adjustments for each of the CC filters
can be automatically stored in the memory
corresponding to the setting (A or B) of the
WHITE BAL switch. The camcorder has four
built-in CC filters, so a total of eight (4 × 2)
adjustments can be stored. The number of
memories allocated to each of A and B can be
limited to one by setting the FILTER WHT MEM
item to OFF on the WHITE SETTING page of the
OPERATION menu. In this case, the memory
contents are not linked to the CC filter settings.
If the WHITE BAL switch is set to B, and on the
WHITE SETTING page of the OPERATION
menu, the WHITE SWITCH <B> item is set to
ATW, the ATW function is activated to
automatically adjust the white balance of the
picture being shot for varying lighting conditions.
Setting the Electronic
Shutter
Shutter modes
The shutter modes that can be used with the
electronic shutter and the shutter speeds that can
be selected are listed below.
Standard mode:
For shooting fast-moving objects with little
blurring.
Frame frequency
Shutter speed (sec.)
59.94i
1
/
100
1
/
1000
1
50i
/
60
1
/
1000
25PsF
1
/
33
1
/
1000
ECS (Extended Clear Scan) mode:
For obtaining images with no horizontal bands of
noise when shooting subjects such as monitor
screens.
Frame frequency
Shutter speed
59.94i
60.00 to 4300 Hz
50i
50.00 to 4700 Hz
25PsF
25.00 to 2300 Hz
SLS (Slow Speed Shutter) mode:
Select this mode for shooting subjects in low level
lighting conditions.
SYSTEM LINE
Shutter speed (unit:
setting
frames)
1080
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 16, 32
Notes
• Whatever the operating mode of the electronic shutter,
the sensitivity of the CCD decreases with increasing
shutter speed.
• When the automatic iris is used, the iris opens wider as
the shutter speed increases, thus reducing the depth of
field.
• Under artificial light, particularly fluorescent or
mercury lamps, the light intensity may appear to be
constant, but the red, green, and blue intensities are
Setting the Electronic Shutter
1
1
1
,
/
,
/
,
/
,
125
250
500
1
,
/
2000
1
1
1
,
/
,
/
,
/
,
125
250
500
1
,
/
2000
1
1
1
1
,
/
,
/
,
/
,
/
,
50
100
250
500
1
,
/
2000
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