Panasonic AJ-SPX800P Operating Instructions Manual

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32Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for RecordingTo record high-quality video with the AJ-SPX800P, the black andwhite balances must be adjusted according to conditions.For higher quality, it is recommended that the adjustmentsshould be made in this order AWB (white balance adjustment) ABB (black balance adjustment) AWB (white balanceadjustment).4-1 Adjusting the White balance andBlack Balance4-1-1 Adjusting the White BalanceWhenever light conditions change, the white balance must be 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.For examples of CC/ND FILTER adjustments, see [2-4Shooting and Recording/Playback Functions Section].3 Place a white pattern at a point where the light conditionsmatch those for the light source of the subject. Then zoom-in on the white pattern so that white color appears in thescreen. A white object (cloth or wall) may be used insteadof a white pattern.The illustration below shows the required size for the whitespace.z Do not include a high-intensity spot in the screen.z The white object must appear at the center of the screen.4 Adjust the lens iris.5 Flip up the AUTO W/B BAL switch so that it is positioned at[AWB], then release it.The switch returns to the central position with the whitebalance automatically adjusted.To cancel automatic white balance adjustment in process(the viewfinder displays “AWB ACTIVE”), re-position theAUTO W/B BAL switch at [AWB].If automatic adjustment is cancelled, the value in effectbefore automatic adjustment will be used.6 During an adjustment, the viewfinder displays the followingmessage:7 The adjustment will take effect in a few seconds, and thefollowing message will appear:The adjusted value is automatically stored in the memoryspecified in Step 1 ([A] or [B]).8 For the 3200K CC/ND filter, if the subject’s colortemperature is lower than 2300K or higher than 9900K thefollowing message appears:If the arrow points down () the actual color temperature islower than the temperature indicated. If the arrow points up() the actual temperature is higher than the temperatureindicated.OUTPUT: CAMCC/ND FILTER controlAUTO W/B BALswitch:Used to perform AWB.GAIN:Under normal conditions, set to 0 dBIf it is too dark, an appropriate gainshould be set.WHITE BAL: A or B1/4 or more of the screen in width1/4 or more of thescreen in heightޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓ$:%$&7,9(ޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓ$:%$2..ޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓޓ$:%$2..ᤨࠫ