Sony HDC5500 Operating Instructions Manual page 21

ND filter
1 CLEAR
2 1/4 ND
3 1/8 ND
4 1/16 ND
5 1/64 ND
3
Place a white pattern in the same lighting conditions
as the subject, and zoom in on it so that a white area
is obtained in the screen to satisfy the positional and
quantitative requirements illustrated below.
A white object (white cloth, a white wall, etc.) near the
subject may be used in place of a white pattern.
A rectangle centered in the screen. The length of the sides
must be at least 70% of the height and width of the screen.
Within this rectangle, there must be an area of white
greater than 10% of the entire screen.
Note
Be careful not to have any spots of high illumination in
the rectangle.
4
Adjust the lens iris opening.
With a manually adjusted lens: Set the opening to an
appropriate value.
With a lens which has automatic iris control: Set the
lens' automatic/manual iris control switch to
automatic.
CC filter select
button
ND filter select
button
FILTER LOCAL
button
Color temperature
conversion filter
A cross filter
B 3200K (clear)
C 4300K
D 6300K
5
Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to WHT (up).
AUTO W/B BAL switch
White balance automatic adjustment begins.
During adjustment, the message "AWB: EXECUTING" will be
displayed on the viewfinder screen.
A message like the one in the figure below will be
displayed, and the adjustment process will complete. The
adjusted value will be automatically stored in the memory
(A or B) selected in step 1.
Note
When using a zoom lens with automatic iris control
1)
capability, hunting may occur. Adjust the lens' iris gain
control (labeled IG, IS, S, etc.).
1)
Hunting: The automatic iris responds over and over, and the
image repeatedly darkens and lightens.
For more information, refer to the lens' operation manual.
When automatic white balance adjustment fails
If the white balance adjustment process does not end
successfully, the error message "AWB: NG" will be
displayed on the viewfinder screen for approximately three
seconds.
If this error message is displayed, try white balance
adjustment again.
If the error message continues to be displayed after several
attempts, the camera requires internal inspection.
When there is no time to adjust the white balance
Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST. The white balance will be
set automatically according to the filter settings.
About white balance memory
The white balance values stored in memory will be
preserved even when the camera power is turned off.
There are two white balance memories, A and B. When the
AUTO W/B BAL switch is pushed to the WHT side, the white
balance will be adjusted automatically according to the
filter settings. The adjusted value will be stored in the
selected memory. Each memory can store up to five
adjusted values, for a total of 10.
21
AWB:OK