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CAMERA OPERA
TION
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Select one of the following 7 modes, as appropriate for your purpose.
y
ATW :
Select this when the color temperature is between 1,800˚K and
10,500˚K.
y
MANUAL :
Select this to fine-tune White Balance manually. Set White
Balance first by using the ATW or AWC mode. After that switch to
MANUAL mode, fine-tune the White Balance and then press the
Function Setup switch.
y
AWC
SET :
To find the optimal luminance level for the current environment,
point the camera towards a sheet of white paper and press the
Function Setup switch. If the environment changes, readjust it.
y
OUTDOOR :
Select this when the color temperature is between 1,700˚K and
11,000˚K. (sodium light inclusion)
y
INDOOR :
Select this when the color temperature is between 4,500˚K and
8,500˚K.
y
MERCURY :
This is an auto compensation function that optimizes camera
colors for the environments such as mercury lamps. (Color
temperature : 2400°K~11000°K)
y
SODIUM:
The image automatically compensates to the sodium lamp environment.
M
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White Balance may not work properly under the following conditions. In
this case select the AWC mode.
1
When the color temperature of the environment surrounding the subject
is out of the control range (e.g. clear sky or sunset).
2
When the ambient illumination of the subject is dim.
3
If the camera is directed towards a fluorescent light or is installed in a
place where illumination changes dramatically, the White Balance
operation may become unstable.
