Sony HDC1500 Series Operation Manual page 53

ND Filter
1 clear
2 1/4 ND
3 1/8 ND
4 1/16 ND
5 1/64 ND
3
Place a white pattern in the same lighting conditions as
the subject, and zoom in on it so that a white area is
obtained in the screen to satisfy the positional and
quantitative requirements illustrated below.
A white object (white cloth, a white wall, etc.) near the
subject may be used in place of a white pattern.
Note
Be careful not to have any spots of high illumination in
the rectangle.
4
Adjust the lens iris opening.
With a manually adjusted lens: Set the opening to an
appropriate value.
With a lens which has automatic iris control: Set the
lens' automatic/manual iris control switch to
automatic.
5
Push the AUTO W/B BAL switch to WHT and release
the switch.
Color temperature
conversion filter
A cross filter
B 3200K (clear)
C 4300K
D 6300 K
E 8000 K
A rectangle centered in
the screen. The length of
the sides must be at least
70% of the height and
width of the screen.
Within this rectangle,
there must be an area of
white greater than 10% of
the entire screen.
AUTO W/B BAL switch
The switch will return to the center position, and
adjustment will be performed.
During adjustment, the message "AWB: OP" will be
displayed in the lower left corner of the viewfinder
screen.
After about one second, a message like the one in the
figure below will be displayed, and the adjustment
process will complete. The adjusted value will be
automatically stored in the memory (A or B) selected
in step 1.
AWB:OK
Note
When using a zoom lens with automatic iris control
capability, hunting1) may occur. Adjust the lens' iris gain
control (labeled IG, IS, S, etc.).
1) Hunting: The automatic iris responds over and over, and the image
repeatedly darkens and lightens.
For more information, refer to the lens' operation manual.
When automatic white balance adjustment fails
If the white balance adjustment process does not end
successfully, the error message "AWB: NG" will be
displayed on the viewfinder screen for approximately three
seconds.
If this error message is displayed, try black balance
adjustment again.
If the error message continues to be displayed after several
attempts, the camera requires internal inspection.
Adjustments and Settings for Recording
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