Panasonic AW-HE130W - Auto Tracking White Adjustment (Atw); 3200 K And 5600 K Presets; Var

9. Press the <SET> button for 2 seconds.
Theautowhitebalanceadjustment(AWB)andautoblackbalance
adjustment(ABB)areperformed,andthewhitebalancesettingis
entered.
• When[On]hasbeenselectedasthe“OSDStatus”(→page
58)setting,the“AWBOK”messagewillappearatthecenterof
thescreenwhenthewhitebalanceadjustmentiscompleted
successfully.
Whentheblackbalanceadjustmentiscompletedsuccessfully,the
“ABBOK”messageappearsatthecenterofthescreen.
AW B OK
<NOTE>
• Theblackbalanceissetatthesametime.
Whenthistakesplace,thelensisclosedandthentheadjustmentis
performedsothescreenwilltemporarilyturnblack.
Whenonlytheautowhitebalanceadjustment(AWB)istobe
performed,ensurethatthe[SET]buttonispressedorhelddownfora
periodoftimewhichdoesnotexceed2seconds.
• Adjustmentcannotbeperformedwhilethecolorbarisdisplayed.
Switchtothecameraimagebypressingthe<MODE>button.
• Whentheadjustmenthasfailed,anerrormessagesuchas“OUT
RANGENG”,“HIGHLIGHTNG”,“LOWLIGHTNG”or“ATWNG”is
displayed.
When performing operations from a controller
When using a AW-RP50, AW-RP120, or AK-HRP200
Refertotheoperatinginstructionsforthecontroller.
<NOTE>
• Whitebalancemaynotbecorrectlysetifthelightingoftheobjectis
tooweak.
• Sincetheunithasabuilt-inmemory,thesetwhitebalancewill
remaininthememoryevenifpoweristurnedoff.Therefore,itis
notnecessarytoresetthewhitebalanceifthecolortemperatureof
thoseobjectsremainsunchanged.However,itmustberesetifthe
colortemperaturechanges,suchaswhenyoumovefromindoorsto
outside,orviceversa.
Auto tracking white adjustment (ATW)
Whenthewhitebalanceadjustmentissetto“ATW”,thewhite
balancecontinuestobeadjustedautomaticallyallthetime,anditis
automaticallycorrectedevenwhenthelightsourceorcolortemperature
haschangedtoproducecompletelynaturalpictures.
Thisfunctionworkswhen“ATW”isselectedinsteadof“AWBA”or
“AWBB”byfollowingthestepsfor“Automaticadjustment”in“White
balanceadjustment”(→page32).
<NOTE>
• ATWmightnotfunctionproperlywhenhighbrightnesslight(ex.
fluorescentlamp)beamsintoascreen.
• Whitebalancemaynotbeaccuratelysetifthereisnowhiteobjectin
thescenebeingshot.
• Thewhitebalancemayshiftoutofadjustmentwhenadifferentkindof
lightsourcesuchassunlightorfluorescentlightingapplies.
3200K and 5600K presets
When“3200K”or“5600K”isselectedforthewhitebalance,thewhite
balanceissetusingacolortemperatureof3200K(equivalenttohalogen
light)or5600K(equivalenttodaylight),respectively.
Thisfunctionworkswhen“3200K”or“5600K”isselectedinsteadof
“AWBA”or“AWBB”byfollowingthestepsfor“Automaticadjustment”in
“Whitebalanceadjustment”(→page32).
(Fromthecontroller,thisoperationcanbeperformedonlyusingthe
menudisplays.Referto“Basicoperations”(→page37).)
VAR
When[VAR]isselectedforthewhitebalance,youcanselectacolor
temperaturebetween2000Kto15000K.
<NOTE>
• Thedisplayed[VAR]valuedoesnotguaranteeanabsolutevalue.Use
thevalueasareference.
Whitebalance_END
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White balance adjustment (continued)