Sony PXW-X500 Manual page 16

i WHITE BAL (white balance memory)
switch
Controls adjustment of the white balance.
PRST: Adjust the color temperature to the preset
value (the factory default setting: 3200K).
Use this setting when you have no time to
adjust the white balance.
A or B: Recall the white balance adjustment
settings already stored in A or B. Push the
AUTO W/B BAL switch (see page 14) to the
WHITE position to automatically adjust the
white balance and save the adjustment
settings in memory A or memory B.
1)
B (ATW ):When this switch is set to B and
Operation >White Setting >White
Switch<B> is set to [ATW] in the setup
menu, ATW is activated.
You can use the AUTO W/B BAL switch
even when ATW is in use.
When this switch is adjusted, the new setting
appears on the viewfinder screen for about three
seconds.
1) ATW (Auto Tracing White balance): The white
balance of the picture being shot is adjusted
automatically for varying lighting conditions.
Note
It may not be possible to adjust to the appropriate colors
using ATW, depending on the lighting and subject
conditions.
Examples:
• When a single color dominates the subject, such as sky,
sea, ground, or flowers.
• When the subject is under a light source of extremely
high or extremely low color temperature.
If execution of automatic tracing by the ATW function
takes an unacceptably long time or only results in an
inadequate effect, then execute the AWB function.
j MENU ON/OFF switch
To use the switch, open the cover.
This switch is used to display the menu on the
viewfinder screen or the test signal screen. Each
time the switch is pushed down, the menu screen
is turned on and off. The function of this switch is
the same as that of the MENU button in the
thumbnail screen operations section.
Note
It is not possible to turn off the menu screen by closing
the cover.
k MENU CANCEL/PRST (preset) /
ESCAPE switch
To use the switch, open the cover.
This switch has different functions depending on
whether or not a menu is displayed.
Use the switch in the following way when the
menu is displayed.
CANCEL/PRST: Pushing this switch up to this
position after a setting is changed in the setup
menu displays the message to confirm
whether the previous settings are canceled.
Pushing this switch up to this position again
cancels the previous settings.
Pushing this switch up to this position before
a setting is changed in the setup menu or after
a setting change is canceled in the setup
menu displays the message to confirm
whether the setting is reset to the initial
value. Pushing this switch up to this position
again resets the settings to the initial value.
ESCAPE: Use this switch when the menu page,
which has a hierarchical structure, is opened.
Each time the switch is pushed to this
position, the page returns to one stage higher
in the hierarchy.
Use the switch in the following way when the
menu is not displayed.
CANCEL/PRST: Each time this switch is
pushed upward, a window to confirm the
menu settings and status of the camcorder
appears on the viewfinder screen (see
page 62). The window consists of eight
pages, which are switched each time the
switch is pushed upward.
ESCAPE: To clear the page, push this switch
down to the OFF position.
l UTILITY SD card slot
Insert an SD card for saving camcorder settings.
m ACCESS indicator
Lights up orange when the SD card is being
accessed.
n Switch cover
Open this cover to use the MENU ON/OFF
switch or the MENU CANCEL/PRST/ESCAPE
switch.
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