Pike
Technical
Manual
V5.2.3
106
Description of the data path
Description
of
the
data
path
White balance
There
are
two
types
of
white
balance:
•
one-push
white
balance:
white
balance
is
done
only
once
(not
continuously)
•
auto
white
balance
(AWB):
continuously
optimizes
the
color
characteristics
of
the
image
Pike
color
cameras
have
both
one-push
white
balance
and
auto
white
balance.
White
balance
is
applied
so
that
non-colored
image
parts
are
displayed
non-
colored.
From
the
user's
point,
the
white
balance
settings
are
made
in
register
80Ch
of
IIDC
V1.31.
This
register
is
described
in
more
detail
below.
