Sony PDW-F800 Operation Manual page 66

MEM item on the WHITE SETTING page of
the OPERATION menu to OFF.
• When the electrical CC filter switching function
has been assigned to an ASSIGN switch, or
when a remote control unit has been connected.
(In these cases, the contents of white balance
memory are linked to electrical CC filter
positions (A to D).)
If the WHITE BAL switch is set to B, and on the
WHITE SETTING page of the OPERATION
menu, the WHITE SWITCH <B> item is set to
"ATW (Auto Tracing White Balance)", the ATW
function is activated to automatically adjust the
white balance of the picture being shot for
varying lighting conditions.
To save white balance settings obtained by ATW
Set ATW HOLD MEMORY in the WHITE
SETTING page of the OPERATION menu to
"ON". When this is done, auto white balance
settings obtained by ATW are written to the
memory corresponding to the setting (A or B) that
is currently selected with the WHITE BAL
1)
switch.
You can then turn ATW off and continue
shooting with the current white balance values.
The unit continues to use the values that were in
effect immediately before ATW was turned off.
1) This function is not available when the WHITE BAL
switch is set to PRST. If you have connected a remote
control unit, the unit uses the memory corresponding
to the remote control unit setting (A, B, or C).
66 Adjusting the Black Balance and the White Balance
WB
ATW HOLD MEMORY: OFF
ATW: ON
a) White balance settings stored in memory
A, B, or C
WB
ATW HOLD MEMORY: ON
ATW: ON
b) White balance settings immediately
before ATW was turned off.
White balance settings used when ATW is turned
off
(WB: White balance setting value, t: Shooting
time)
If a memory error occurs
If the error message ": STORED DATA : NG"
flashes on the viewfinder screen when the
camcorder is turned on, the white balance and
black balance memory contents have been lost.
Adjust the white balance and black balance again.
Contact a Sony representative if this message
continues to appear even after the white balance
and black balance have been adjusted again.
For details, refer to the Maintenance Manual.
a)
t
ATW: OFF
b)
t
ATW: OFF