Adjusting The White Balance; Selecting The Adjustment Mode - Sony PMW-EX3 Operating Instructions Manual

Adjusting the White
Balance
The white balance must be adjusted to suit to the
color temperature of the light source.
You can select the adjustment mode according to
the shooting conditions.
Preset mode
The color temperature is adjusted to the preset
value (factory setting: 3200K) in this mode.
Select this mode when there is no time to adjust
the white balance or when you wish to fix the
white balance to the condition of you set for a
Picture Profile.
Memory A mode, Memory B mode
• The white balance is adjusted to the value stored
in memory A or memory B.
• Pressing the WHT BAL button executes auto
white balance and stores the adjusted value in
memory A or memory B.
ATW (Auto-Tracing White balance) mode
In this mode, the camcorder automatically adjusts
the white balance to the appropriate condition.
When the color temperature of the light source
changes, the white balance adjustment is
automatically executed.
Five steps of adjustment speed can be selected
with "ATW Speed" (page 117) of the CAMERA
SET menu.

Selecting the Adjustment Mode

Using the switch
You can select Preset mode, Memory A mode, or
ATW (Memory B) mode with the WHITE BAL
switch.
To the B position of the WHITE BAL switch,
ATW mode is assigned at the factory. The setting
can be changed with "White Switch" (page 117)
of the CAMERA SET menu to select Memory B
mode.
WHITE BAL switch
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B: ATW or Memory B mode
A: Memory A mode
PRST: Preset mode
• Setting the camcorder to Full Auto mode (page
48) forcibly activates ATW mode.
• Assigning the ATW on/off function to an
assignable button permits you to independently
activate/deactivate ATW when Full Auto mode
is off.
For details on the assignable buttons, see "Changing
Functions of the Assignable Buttons" on page 72.
Using the Direct menu
When you press the DISPLAY/BATT INFO
button, the current adjustment mode and color
temperature are displayed on the screen.
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TLCS
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PPOFF ND1 ++ F1.9 18dB SHT:1/2000
ATW 4300K
ATW: ATW mode
W:A: Memory A mode
W:B: Memory B mode
W:P: Preset mode
When the Direct menu is in All mode, you can
select from among ATW, W:A, W:B, and W:P.
When the Direct menu is in Part mode, you can
switch between ATW and the mode set with the
WHITE BAL switch.
For details on the Direct menu, see "Direct Menu
Operation" on page 24.

Adjusting the White Balance

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FULL AUTO
FRAME
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GAIN WHITE BAL BARS/CAM
L ATW B
M A
H PRST
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