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How to Attain Better Images
White Balance Adjustment
Carry out white balance adjustment when the illumination condition (color temperature) is changed.
Adjust the white balance when using the camera for the first time or after replacing the lens.
1. In the MENU mode, set up WHITE BAL: MEM.
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 WHITE BAL TO MEM
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
CAM MODE：AUTO
CHANGE TO MANUAL
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・ Turn off the color bar.
・ Set up WHITE BAL:MEM.
・ White balance cannot be made due to insufficient illumination.
・ Increase the intensity of illumination, turn lens iris toward 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, turn lens iris toward 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.
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. (If there is no problem in practical application, use the
camera under the current condition.)
・ Add a filter to the lens or illumination to increase the color temperature.
・Set camera mode to manual.
Procedure
(If there is no problem in practical
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