Chapter
Adjustments
and
Settings
for
Recording
8
Ifthesubject’scolourtemperatureislower
than00Korhigherthan00Kthefollowing
messageappears:
• If the arrow points down (
) the actual colour
temperature is lower than the temperature
indicated. If the arrow points up (
) the actual
temperature is higher than the temperature
indicated.
AWB A OK 2.3K
When you have no time to adjust the
white balance
Position the WHITE BAL switch at PRST.
• Turning the AUTO W/B BAL switch to AWB toggles the
color temperature between 3200K and 5600K.
When the white balance has not been
automatically adjusted
When the white balance has not been successfully
adjusted, the viewfinder displays an error message.
Error message
Description
AWB Ach
(or Bch) NG
The color temperature is too high or
too low.
LOW LIGHT
There is insufficient light.
LEVEL OVER
There is too much light.
Viewfinder displays related to white
balance
See [Viewfinder Screen Status Displays] (page 65).
Setting auto tracking white balance (ATW)
This camera is equipped with an auto tracking white
balance (ATW) function that automatically adjusts the white
balance of images in accordance with lighting conditions.
The ATW function can be assigned to the WHITE BAL
switch B by setting the menu option ATW in the SW MODE
screen to B ch.
It can also be assigned to the USER MAIN, USER1, USER2
buttons.
For details, refer to [Assigning functions to USER buttons]
(page 53).
PUSH MENU TO RETURN
MID GAIN
HIGH GAIN
ATW
ATW TYPE
W.BAL.PRESET
USER MAIN
0dB
6dB
9dB
Bch
1
USER1
REC REVIEW
3.2K
DRS
LOW GAIN
SW MODE
Cancelling auto tracking white balance
Press the USER button to which ATW was assigned a
second time or change the WHITE BAL switch position. If
ATW was assigned to the WHITE BAL switch B, the USER
button cannot be used to cancel the function.
NOTE
This function does not provide a 100% accurate white balance.
The tracking performance relative to changes in ambient
lighting and white balance performance have been given a
degree of latitude.
Adjusting the Black Balance
The black balance must be adjusted when:
• You use your AG-HPX300P the first time.
• Your AG-HPX300P has not been used for some time.
• The ambient temperature has changed substantially.
• The gain switchover value has been changed.
• The menu options SYSTEM MODE and REC FORMAT in
the SYSTEM SETUP screen.
Adjust the black balance before shooting to ensure
optimum video quality.
b
a
a AUTO W/B BAL switch
Use for automatic control of white balance.
b OUTPUT selector switch
Set to CAM.
1
TilttheAUTOW/BBALswitchsothatitis
positionedat[ABB],thenreleaseit.
• The switch returns to the central position with the
black balance automatically adjusted.
2
Duringadjustment,theviewfinderdisplaysthe
followingmessage:
ABB ACTIVE
NOTE
Duringadjustment,thelensirisautomatically
becomesCLOSE.
