49Adjustments and Settings for Recording: Adjusting the White balance and Black BalanceAdjustments and Settings for RecordingTo record high-quality video with the unit, the black and white balances must be adjusted according to conditions.For higher quality, it is recommended that the adjustments should be made in this order AWB (white balance adjustment) ABB (black balance adjustment) AWB (white balance adjustment).Whenever light conditions change, the white balance mustbe re-adjusted.To adjust the white balance, follow the steps below.1 Set the switches as illustrated below.2 Adjust the CC/ND FILTER control according to the lightconditions.¡NoteFor examples of CC/ND FILTER adjustments, see[Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions Section](page 18).3 Place a white pattern at a point where the lightconditions match those for the light source of thesubject. Then zoom-in on the white pattern so that whitecolor appears in the screen. A white object (cloth orwall) may be used instead of a white pattern.The illustration below shows the required size for thewhite space.¡Notesy Do not include a high-intensity spot in the screen.y The white object must appear at the center of thescreen.4 Adjust the lens iris.5 Flip up the AUTO W/B BAL switch so that it is positionedat [AWB], then release it.The switch returns to the central position with the whitebalance automatically adjusted.¡NoteTo cancel automatic white balance adjustment inprocess (the viewfinder displays “AWB ACTIVE”), re-position the AUTO W/B BAL switch at [AWB].If automatic adjustment is canceled, the value in effectbefore automatic adjustment will be used.6 During an adjustment, the viewfinder displays thefollowing message:7 The adjustment will take effect in a few seconds, and thefollowing message will appear:The adjusted value is automatically stored in thememory specified in step 1 ([A] or [B]).8 For the 3200 K CC/ND filter, if the subject’s colortemperature is lower than 2300 K or higher than 9900 Kthe following message appears:If the arrow points down () the actual color temperatureis lower than the temperature indicated. If the arrowpoints up () the actual temperature is higher than thetemperature indicated.Adjusting the White balance and Black BalanceAdjusting the White Balancea. CC/ND FILTER controlb. AUTO W/B BAL switch:Used to perform AWB.c. GAIN: Under normal conditions, set to “0 dB”.If it is too dark, an appropriate gain shouldbe set.d. OUTPUT: [CAM]e. WHITE BAL: [A] or [B]ab c d e1/4 or more of thescreen in height1/4 or more of the screen in widthޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓ
