White Balance Menu - Sony DXC-390P Instructions For Use Manual

WHITE BALANCE
menu
Adjusts the white balance.
<WHITE BALANCE>
>MODE
R. PAINT
B. PAINT
Select
MENU
Setting items in the WHITE BALANCE
menu
Setting Contents of
item setting
MODE Selects the white
balance modes.
R./B. Finely adjusts the
PAINT white balance
(AWB, ATW).
MODE
Selects the white balance modes.
AWB
Adjusts the white balance atutomatically
(auto white balance).
When this item is selected, R. PAINT and B.
PAINT are displayed. Use these items for
fine adjustment. Adjust them while
watching the monitor screen.
R. PAINT: Finely adjusts the red in the
range from –100 to +100.
B. PAINT: Finely adjusts the blue in the
range from –100 to +100.
For details, see "Adjusting the White
Balance" on page 32.
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WHITE BALANCE menu

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ATW NORMAL or ATW WIDE
Activates auto-tracing white balance. This
mode is suitable for shooting when the light
source changes.
The white balance is automatically adjusted
as the color temperature changes.
Normally, set to ATW NORMAL.
The ATW WIDE setting can cope with a
wider range of color temperature changes.
When these items are selected, R. PAINT, B.
PAINT, AREA and SPEED are displayed.
Use these items for fine adjustment. Adjust
them while watching the monitor screen.
The adjusted values are stored in memory
other than AWB values.
R. PAINT: Finely adjusts the red in the
range from –10 to +10.
B. PAINT: Finely adjusts the blue in the
range from –10 to +10.
AREA: A detecting window appears on the
monitor screen. Normally set to NORMAL
to detect the average luminance level on the
whole screen. If you want to display the
desired window, set to MANUAL and
follow the steps below.
1 Press the ENTER button.
2 Move the left top cross cursor with the B,
b, V or v button to set the upper and left
side size, and press the ENTER button.
3 Move the right bottom cross cursor with
the B, b, V or v button to set the lower and
right side size, and press the ENTER
button.
4 Move the window to the desired position
on the screen with the B, b, V or v button,
and press the ENTER button.
SPEED: Sets the focusing speed. You can
select SLOW (slow speed), MID (normal
speed) or FAST (fast speed).
MANUAL
Use for manual adjustment of white balance.
When this item is selected, R. GAIN and B.
GAIN are displayed. Adjust them while
watching the monitor screen.
R. GAIN: Finely adjusts the red gain in the
range from –127 to +127.
B. GAIN: Finely adjusts the blue gain in the
range from –127 to +127.