Changing The Color Balance Of The Camera Output Picture - Sony MCC-3000MT Instructions For Use Manual

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Press the WHITE button.
Auto white-balance adjustment begins.
WHITE button
An in-progress message appears in the front panel
display during adjustment. When the adjustment
is completed successfully, the message changes
to a completion message, and the obtained color
temperature is displayed.
• When you execute the adjustment in Memory
mode, the adjusted value is stored in memory.
• When you execute the adjustment in ATW
mode, adjustment in ATW is resumed.
If auto white-balance adjustment fails
An error message appears in the front panel
display.
If the error message is displayed, try auto white-
balance adjustment again.
If the error message continues to be displayed
after several attempts, consult your Sony dealer or
your Sony service representative.
Error message
NG: Timeout
NG: High Light
NG: Low Light
NG: Out of Range
Canceled
Changing the color balance of the
camera output picture
When the white balance adjustment mode is set to
Memory mode or ATW mode, you can adjust
white gain offset values in order to change the
28 Adjusting the White Balance
Description
Timeout occurred
Picture is too bright
Picture is too dark
Outside of adjustment range
Operation canceled
color balance of the camera output picture and get
a better shot of a specific part of the subject.
RED knob
BLUE knob
Rotate the RED knob or the BLUE knob to adjust
the offset value of R or B white gain. Rotate in the
clockwise direction to increase the offset value
(the BLUE knob increases amount of blueness),
and rotate in the counterclockwise direction to
decrease the offset value (the BLUE knob
increases amount of redness.)
You can reset the offset value to 0 (factory-
default value) by holding the RED or BLUE knob
down for one second or longer.
Offset values set in this way are to memory.
(Even if the white balance is adjusted again, the
saved offset values are reproduced).
You can also switch the camera with the
CAMERA SEL button to configure different
settings for each camera.
You can also adjust white gain offset values with
"White" (see page 35) in the Picture Profile menu.
Note
To prevent unintentional operation, adjustments
may not be registered if a knob is turned too
quickly. Turn the knob slowly.