Adjusting The Picture Tone In A Multi-Camera System - Sony DXC-390P Instructions For Use Manual

4
Display the camera image on the
monitor screen.
Note
If a color bar signal is displayed on the
screen, press the BARS button to turn it
off.
5
Set the lens iris control as follows:
When using an auto-iris lens: Set to
auto-iris control.
When using a manual-iris lens: Set to
an appropriate iris opening value.
6
Place a white object (white pattern,
white cloth, etc.) in the same light as
that falling on the object to be shot,
then zoom in on the white object to fill
the screen as follows.
35% of screen height
15% of
screen
width
10% of screen height
The white object must fill a rectangle of
this size. (Avoid very bright highlights
within the rectangle.)
The white object can be a white wall
near the object to be shot.
Notes
• Do not include highly reflective
objects in the picture.
• Always shoot the image under suitable
lighting conditions.
7
Press the WHITE button.
During adjustment the bars appear. The
message "WHITE: OK" appears on the
screen when the adjustment is done.
The adjusted white level is
automatically stored in memory and
remains even if the camera's power is
turned off.
To shoot under the same conditions, the
stored white balance is recalled by
setting MODE to AWB in the WHITE
BALANCE menu.
White balance adjustment errors
If the auto white balance adjustment is not
successful, an error message appears on the
screen. If this happens, take the necessary
measures and perform steps 1 through 7
again.
For more details, see "List of Messages" on
page 47.
15% of
screen
width
Adjusting the Picture Tone in
a Multi-Camera System
When configuring a multi-camera system,
adjust all cameras to prevent camera-to-
camera variations in picture tone.
Before making the adjustments outlined
below, input the same sync signal to all
cameras.
For connections, see "Connecting Two or
More Cameras — Multi-Camera System" on
page 39.
Connecting the cameras to video
equipment with phase indication
capability
When connecting to a special-effects
generator, a chroma-key unit, or other video
equipment with phase indication capability,
the basic adjustment procedure is as follows:
1
Turn on the phase indication
capability of the connected video
equipment.
WHITE: NG
XXXXX
Error message
Shooting
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