Shutter (Condition And Speed Control); White Balance Control - Sony CAM-90 Installation Manual

Digital day&night color camera
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Camera Operation

SHUTTER (condition and speed control)

Auto or manual control can be selected.
1. When the SETUP menu is on the screen, please position the arrow to
point to 'SHUTTER' by using the UP and DOWN buttons.
2. Please select the shutter mode by pressing the LEFT or RIGHT button.
FLK : Please select 'FLK' mode when flickering occurs on the screen,
due to an imbalance between illumination and NTSC
Model:1/100, PAL Model: 1/120
ESC : Auto control of the shutter speed can be achieved. When ESC
mode is on, the speed is controlled automatically according to
the brightness of the screen.
MANUAL : The shutter speed can be controlled manually.
SETUP
LENS
MANUAL
SHUTTER
ESC
WHITE BAL
ATW
BACKLIGHT
OFF
3. Please select 'MANUAL' mode if you wish to adjust the shutter manually.
• You can select speed from '1/60' to '1/120,000'sec (NTSC Models), '1/50'
to '1/120,000'sec (PAL Models).
4. Please press the SETUP button when all the settings are complete.
Note
• While using the internal synchronous system, if the shutter setting is on
'ESC' and the camera is directly facing a bright fluorescent light, the
image on the screen can be adversely affected. Therefore please
choose the installation location with care.
• When 'MANUAL' mode is on, the SENS UP function does not operate.
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WHITE BALANCE control

The screen color can be adjusted by using the WHITE BALANCE function.
1. Please position the arrow to point to 'WHITE BAL' on the SETUP menu by
using the UP and DOWN buttons.
2. Please select the mode you wish to operate by pressing the LEFT or
RIGHT button.
Please select one of the 3 modes below.
ATW(Auto Tracking White Balance) : This mode can be used within the
color temperature range 1,800°K ~ 10,500°K (eg, fluorescent light, outdoor,
sodium vapor lamp or inside tunnels)
AWC(Auto White Balance Control) : Please press the SETUP button
while the camera is directed at a piece of white paper to obtain the optimum
state under current illumination. If the environment including the light source
is changed you have to adjust the white balance again.
MANUAL : The manual adjustment mode enables finer adjustment.
Please select ATW or AWC first. Please change to manual adjustment
mode and press the SETUP button. Please set the appropriate color
temperature, and then increase or decrease the red and blue color values
while monitoring the color changes on the object.
Note
• Under the following conditions the WHITE BALANCE function may not operate
properly. In such cases, please select the AWC mode.
When the object's surroundings have a very high color temperature (eg, a clear
sky and sunset)
When the object's surroundings are dark
If the camera directly faces a fluorescent light or is installed in a place where
there are considerable changes in illumination, the WHITE BALANCE function
may become unstable.
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