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Setting the white balance and color matrix settings.
Note
• When [Exposure] > [Shooting Mode] is
(Full Auto), [White Balance Mode] is AWB fixed.
• When [Exposure] > [Shooting Mode] is
(Portrait),
(Sports),
(Low Light), or
(Spotlight), only [White Balance
Mode] (AWB fixed) and [Color Temperature (K)] are displayed.
[White Balance Mode]
Sets white balance according to the color temperature of light sources such as illuminations and daylight. Adjustment
procedure is as follows:
[AWB]
Adjust the white balance so that it is always optimal. The white balance is automatically adjusted as the color
temperature of the light source changes.
[Daylight]
Sets the white balance according to the daylight (approx. 5600 K).
[Tungsten]
Sets the white balance according to tungsten lighting (approx. 3200 K). Use this setting when shooting under tungsten or
tungsten colored fluorescent lighting.
[Color Temperature (K)]
Specify the color temperature in range of 2000 K to 15000 K to adjust the white balance.
[Manual]
Set [R Gain] and [B Gain] as desired.
[
S
et A] , [
S
et B]
Executing [White Balance Calibration] captures the reference white color in the actual shooting environment.
Illuminate a gray card or white subject (white paper, etc.) with a light source and click [White Balance Calibration] while
the subject fills the screen.
Possible to register two settings: [Set A] and [Set B].
The settings are erased after the camera is restarted or turned off/on, so register them as a preset in order to save the
settings.
Note
• When shooting under the following conditions, if the screen color looks unnatural in [AWB], adjust the white balance using [Set A] or [Set
B]:
– Shooting in locations where lighting conditions suddenly change
– Close-up shooting
– Shooting a scene with only one color, such as sky, sea, or forest
– Shooting under mercury lamps and certain fluorescent/LED lights
• If the setting is other than [AWB], and the location or brightness changes or the ND filter is switched, adjust the white balance again.
[White Balance:R Gain]
Adjusts the shift amount of the red tint in the white balance.
[White Balance:B Gain]
Adjusts the amount of blue tint shift in the white balance.
[AWB Response]
Selects the responsiveness when [White Balance] is set to [AWB].
The set values in the order of the shortening time required to achieve the proper white balance are High, Normal, and Low.
WB/Color Settings
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