Adjusting The White Balance; Selecting The Adjustment Mode; Executing Auto White Balance - Sony PMW-F3K Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting the White
Balance
The white balance must be adjusted to suit to the
color temperature of the light source.
You can select the adjustment mode according to
the shooting conditions.
Preset mode
The color temperature is adjusted to the preset
value (factory setting: 3200K) in this mode.
Select this mode when there is no time to adjust
the white balance or when you wish to fix the
white balance to the condition of you set for a
Picture Profile.
Memory A mode, Memory B mode
• The white balance is adjusted to the value stored
in memory A or memory B.
• Pressing the AUTO WHT BAL button executes
auto white balance and stores the adjusted value
in memory A or memory B.
ATW (Auto-Tracing White balance) mode
In this mode, the camcorder automatically adjusts
the white balance to the appropriate condition.
When the color temperature of the light source
changes, the white balance adjustment is
automatically executed.
Five steps of adjustment speed can be selected
with "ATW Speed" (page 113) of the CAMERA
SET menu.
Holding the ATW value
When the ATW Hold function is assigned to an
assignable button, you can momentarily hold the
ATW value to fix the white balance, even in
ATW mode, by pressing the button.
For details on the assignable buttons, see "Changing
Functions of the Assignable Buttons" on page 62.

Selecting the Adjustment Mode

You can select Preset mode, Memory A mode, or
ATW (Memory B) mode with the WHITE
BALANCE switch.
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Adjusting the White Balance

To the B position of the WHITE BALANCE
switch, ATW mode is assigned at the factory. The
setting can be changed with "White Switch <B>"
(page 113) of the CAMERA SET menu to select
Memory B mode.
WHITE
GAIN BALANCE
L ATW B
M A
H PRST
WHITE BALANCE switch
B: ATW or Memory B mode
A: Memory A mode
PRST: Preset mode
Assigning the ATW on/off function to an
assignable button permits you to independently
activate/deactivate ATW.
For details on the assignable buttons, see "Changing
Functions of the Assignable Buttons" on page 62.
When you press the DISPLAY/BATT INFO
button, the current adjustment mode and color
temperature are displayed on the screen.
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TLCS
PPOFF ++ T1.6
ATW 4300K
ATW: ATW mode
W:A: Memory A mode
W:B: Memory B mode
W:P: Preset mode

Executing Auto White Balance

Execute auto white-balance adjustment according
to the color temperature of the light source.
The adjustment value can be stored in memory A
or B.
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