White Balance Adjustment - Hitachi HV-D27 Operation Manual

White Balance Adjustment

Carry out white balance adjustment when the illumination condition (color temperature) is
changed.
1. In the MENU mode, set up WHITE BAL: MEM 3200K or MEM 5600K.
2. Turn off the MENU screen to select the DIRECT mode.
3. Provide a proper aperture value of lens using the auto iris function or manually.
4. Put an white object in the subject image, and zoom it up.
5. Hold the AWB button pressed for about 2 seconds for automatic white balance adjustment.
With MESSAGE RTN:ON, AUTO WHITE appears. At the end of successful adjustment AUTO
WHITE:OK appears.
6. If white balance adjustment cannot be made, any of the following messages will appear. Take
a proper procedure according to the error message, and then try white balance adjustment
again.
Error message
AUTO WHITE NG
CHANGE TO CAM
TRY AGAIN
AUTO WHITE NG
CHANGE TO MEMORY MODE
TRY AGAIN
AUTO WHITE NG
LOW LIGHT
TRY AGAIN
AUTO WHITE NG
HIGH LIGHT
TRY AGAIN
AUTO WHITE NG
C.TEMP HIGH
TRY AGAIN
AUTO WHITE NG
C.TEMP LOW
TRY AGAIN
AUTO WHITE NG
C. TEMP HIGH
CHANGE TO MEM 5600K
TRY AGAIN
Turn off the color bar.
Set up WHITE BAL:MEM 3200K or MEM 5600K.
White balance cannot be made due to insufficient illumination.
Increase the intensity of illumination,
open direction
, or increase the gain to provide a proper video
level.
Press the AWB switch again.
White balance cannot be made due to excess illumination.
Increase the intensity of illumination,
closed direction
, or increase the gain to provide a proper video
level.
Press the AWB switch again.
The color temperature is too high, making it impossible to
reach the optimum value in adjustment.
problem in practical application, use the camera under the
current condition.)
Add a filter to the lens or illumination to decrease the color
temperature.
The color temperature is too low, making it impossible to reach
the optimum value.
application, use the camera under the current condition.)
Add a filter to the lens or illumination to increase the color
temperature.
Color temperature too high for optimum adjustment.
Set WHITE BAL to MEM 5600 K mode.
Procedure
turn lens iris toward
turn lens iris toward
(If there is no problem in practical
(If there is no
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