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OPERATION (continued)
o
WHITE BALANCE ADJUSTMENT
●
Auto white balance adjustment
1.
Set the white balance mode to
A
AUTO1
B
or
A
AUTO2
B
.
2.
Shoot a white subject (white paper, white wall,
etc.) so that it fills the whole screen.
3.
Press
ENTER/SET
button
E
.
●
A
AUTO WHITE 1 (or AUTO WHITE 2)
OPERATION
B
appears on the LCD. The
camera’s auto white balance mode is
activated.
4.
Adjustment ends when
A
AUTO WHITE 1 (or
AUTO WHITE 2) COMPLETED
B
is displayed
on the LCD.
●
The LCD shows
A
AUTO WHITE 1 (or 2)
B
for
about 3 seconds and will return to the Menu
item select display (step
1.
).
NOTE:
if the LCD shows
A
COLOR BARS WORKING
B
,
cancel the color bar and repeat this procedure.
(Auto white balance does not function when the
color bars are on.)
Error Messages
If auto adjustment fails, the procedure stops and
one of the following error messages wiil appear on
the LCD.
Light is insufficient.
●
Increase the amount of light or increase the gain.
(
A
GAIN (SENSITIVITY) SETTING
B
(
A
pg. 13))
Light is too strong.
●
Make sure strong light such as sunlight is not
entering the lens either directly or being reflected
by the object the lens is focused on.
The object used for adjustment purposes is not
suitable.
●
Check to see if the object is too white. (Change
the object if necessary.)
NOTES:
●
The messages above are displayed for about
3 seconds.
●
If
A
AUTO2
B
is selected, the display shows an
error message below
A
AUTO WHITE 2
B
.
IRIS
AUTO/MANU
ZOOM
SLOW
B
FAST
WIDE
TELE
WHITE PAINT
R
L
FUNC1
W.BAL
MENU
FILE
ENTER
/SET
SHUTTER
FUNC2
GAIN
H
D
C
E
WHITE BALANCE
PNT OFF AUTO1
AUTO WHITE 1
OPERATION
ENTER
/SET
Enters the auto white
balance mode.
AUTO WHITE 1
COMPLETED
COLOR BARS
WORKING
AUTO WHITE 1
LOW LIGHT ERROR
AUTO WHITE 1
OVER LIGHT ERROR
AUTO WHITE 1
OBJECT ERROR
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