Adjusting The White Balance - Sony HDW-650 Operation Manual

see flickering on the viewfinder screen, but this is not
a fault.
If automatic black balance adjustment
cannot be made
If the black balance adjustment cannot be
completed normally, an error message will appear
for about 3 seconds on the viewfinder screen.
Possible messages are listed below.
Error message Meaning
ABB : NG The lens iris did not close;
IRIS NOT CLOSE adjustment was
impossible.
ABB : NG Adjustment could not be
TIME LIMIT completed within the
standard number of
attempts.
ABB : NG The difference between the
OVERFLOW reference value and the
current value is so great
that it exceeds the range.
Adjustment was
impossible.
If any of the above error messages is displayed,
retry the black balance adjustment.
Keep pushing the AUTO W/B BAL switch to
BLK. If the error message occurs again, an
internal check is necessary.
For information about this internal check, refer to
the Maintenance Manual.
Note
If the lens cable is not firmly connected to the LENS
connector, it may not be possible to adjust the lens iris.
If this happens, the black balance will be incorrect.
Black balance memory
Values stored in memory are held until the black
balance is next adjusted.

Adjusting the white balance

1
Set the switches and selectors as shown
in the figure below.
1
1FILTER selector
2GAIN selector: Set as low as possible.
3OUTPUT/DCC switch: CAM
4WHITE BAL switch: A or B
a) White balance setting values are stored in
memory B only when the WHITE SWITCH <B>
item is set to MEM on the WHITE SETTING
page of the OPERATION menu.
If the setting of the GAIN selector or WHITE
BAL switch is changed, a message reporting
the new setting position appears for about 3
seconds in the setting change and adjustment
progress message display area of the
viewfinder screen.
2
Set the FILTER selector to suit the
lighting conditions as follows.
The possible settings of the FILTER selector
and their corresponding filters to be selected
are listed below.
FILTER selector (outer knob) setting and
CC filter selection
FILTER selector (outer knob)
setting
A
B
C
D
Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance
2 3 4
a)
CC filter
selection
Cross filter
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