Adjusting The White And Black Balance - Panasonic AJ-PX5000G Operating Instructions Manual

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording — Adjusting the white and black balance
r Message displayed in the viewfinder screen
During adjustment
Adjustment completed
If the color temperature of the subject is
lower than 2300 K or higher than 15000 K
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
[COLOR TEMP. HIGH]
[COLOR TEMP. LOW]
[LOW LIGHT]
[LEVEL OVER]
[CHECK FILTER]
[TIME OVER]
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" (page 75).
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" (page 61).
AWB A ACTIVE
AWB A OK 3.2K
AWB A OK 2.3K
Meaning
The color temperature is too high.
The color temperature is too low.
There is insufficient light.
There is too much light.
The <CC FILTER>/<ND FILTER> dial setting is out
of position.
Automatic adjustment does not end within the time.
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f The adjusted value is automatically stored in the
specified memory (A or B).
f 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.
90%
50%
25%
Remedy
Select the appropriate filter.
Select the appropriate filter.
Increase the amount of light. Or, increase gain.
Decrease the amount of light. Or, decrease gain.
Check the <CC FILTER>/<ND FILTER> dial.
The shooting conditions might be unstable. If there
is flickering, insert the shutter and execute again
under stable conditions.