Changing The Camera Picture Output Color Balance - Sony MCC-500MD Instructions For Use Manual

Note
Auto white balance is not available in the
following cases.
• When in [Auto] mode
• When [Fluorescein] is set to [On] in the
[Function] menu
1
Place a white object (such as a piece of
white paper) under the same conditions
as the light source illuminating the
subject, and zoom in so that the screen
is filled with the white object.
A white object (white cloth or wall) close to
the subject may be used as a substitute.
Make sure that no high-intensity spotlights
are in the screen.
2
Press the
Auto white balance adjustment begins.
WHITE button
A message will appear on the video monitor
during adjustment.
When white balance adjustment finishes
normally, a completion message appears.
• After performing auto white balance, the white
balance information is stored, and the unit
returns to the normal shooting mode.
28 Adjusting the White Balance
WHITE button.
Changing the camera picture
output color balance
If you want to intensify the red or the blue in the
camera output picture, for example, adjust the
offset value of the white balance, and change the
color balance.
Perform adjustments using the knobs or using
[White Balance] in the [Picture] menu.
You can also save the configured offset value to
internal memory. (Doing so allows you to recall
the value even after readjusting the white
balance.)
Using the knobs
RED knob
BLUE knob
Turn the RED or
the R or B white gain offset value. When turned
clockwise, the offset values increase (blue tones
will be strengthened with the
and when turned counterclockwise, the offset
values decrease (red tones will be strengthened
with the BLUE knob).
You can reset the offset value to 0 (factory default
setting) by holding down the
BLUE knobs for one second or longer.
Using the [White Balance] setting in the
[Picture] menu
You can adjust the white balance offset value by
selecting [Red] or [Blue] for [White Balance] in
the [Picture] menu.
Press the B/b buttons to set the value on the slider
that appears.
BLUE knob to adjust
BLUE knob),
RED or