Leica MC170 HD, User Manual

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Main menu Submenu
Manual White Balance
The "COLOR" function makes it possible to adapt the camera chip
to the ambient light so that color-neutral images can be acquired.
Whenever possible, use a neutral gray chart or another color-neut-
ral object to attain optimum results.
Adjusting the white balance manually (recommended)
1. Place the gray chart or another color-neutral object under the micro-
scope so that the entire field of view is filled in.
2. Press the button on the remote control. The white balance is
calibrated and saved to the camera.
Alternatively, you can also calibrate the white balance using the user
menu.
1. Press the button on the remote control.
2. Call up the "COLOR" entry.
3. Select the "SET WB" menu item.
4. Press the button.
If you do not have a neutral gray area in the image or if the illumi-
nation has a very strong color cast, you can manually set the values
for "RED LEVEL", "BLUE LEVEL" and "BLACK LEVEL" until the image displays
a harmonious gray.
The white balance mode is always set to "MANUAL" after manually
adjusting the white balance, even if it was set to "AUTO" previously.
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