White Balance Adjustment (In Custom Mode) - Sony Owner’s Guide Operational Manual

3-4 White Balance
Adjustment (in Custom
mode)
When the camera is used in Custom mode, if the lighting
conditions change, readjust the white balance.
When adjusting the white balance, select the white balance
memory. The adjustment value is fixed to 3200K when the
preset memory is selected.
The selected memory can be confirmed with the status
display on the viewfinder screen (page 43).
The memory selection can be made on the subdisplay or
from a connected RM-B750 Remote Control Unit.
Automatic white balance adjustment
1
Select the memory A or B, using the subdisplay or the
remote control unit (default: preset memory).
For details on how to select on the subdisplay, see "3-
2-5 Selection of the Gain, Color Temperature, and
White Balance Memory" (page 33).
2
Select the appropriate filter according to the lighting
conditions, using the subdisplay or the assignable
buttons.
See "3-2-4 Retrieving the ND Offset" (page 32).
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.
A white object (white cloth, a white wall, etc.) near the
subject may be used in place of a white pattern.
The minimum white area required for adjustment is as
illustrated below:
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White Balance Adjustment (in Custom mode)

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.
Note
Be careful not to have any spots of high illumination in
the rectangle.
4
Adjust the lens iris opening or set the shutter to ON.
With a manually adjusted lens: Set the opening to an
appropriate value.
With a lens that has automatic iris control: Set the
lens' automatic/manual iris control switch to
automatic.
Or, set the video level to an appropriate value, using
the shutter setting.
5
Perform automatic white balance adjustment.
To perform adjustment on the <AUTO SETUP>
page of the MAINTENANCE menu
Referring to the procedure mentioned in "2-8 Setting the
Built-in Clock" (page 25), select MAINTENANCE menu
on the TOP MENU screen and call up the <AUTO
SETUP> page.
< A U T O S E T U P >
A U T O B L A C K
A U T O W H I T E
c
A U T O L E V E L
A U T O W H I T E S H A D I N G
A U T O B L A C K S H A D I N G
T E S T :
Position the pointer to AUTO WHITE then push on the
MENU SEL/ENTER dial.
Select "EXEC" when a confirmation message is displayed.
For details on the menu operations, see "4-2 Basic Menu
Operations" (page 57).
To perform adjustment with the assignable
switch
If AWB is allocated to assignable switch 4, push the switch
up toward "4" then release it.
For the procedure for assigning a function to the switch,
see "3-2-10 Allocation of Functions to the Assignable
Buttons and Switch" (page 35) or "3-7 Detailed Settings
of the Switch Functions" (page 48).
To perform adjustment from the remote control
unit
When the RM-B750 or RM-B150 remote control unit that
is connected to the REMOTE connector is used, press the
AWB button.
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