Sony DCX-930 - Page 33

Chapter 3 z
Adjusting the White Balance
Using the menu, make the following settings for color
temperature and white balance adjustment mode
(see Chapter 4):
C.TEMP: 3200K or 5600K (depending on the
lighting condition)
WHT.BAL: AUTO
Display the camera picture on the monitor screen.
© If the color bar signal is displayed on the screen,
press the BARS button to make it disappear.
© If the menu is displayed on the screen, press the
MENU button to make it disappear.
Set the lens iris control as follows:
© For automatic iris control when using a lens with
automatic iris control capability.
e For an appropriate value of iris opening when using
a manual iris control lens.
3-6(E) | Cheapter3 Shooting
4 Place a white object in the same light as that which is
falling on the subject to be shot, then point the
camera at that object and zoom the lens.
© The white object can be a piece of white paper or
cloth, a white wall, or the like.
e The requirements of the white area for the
adjustment are as indicated in the figure on the
previous page.
© Avoid having any very bright highlights in the
screen.
Press the WHITE button.
Automatical white adjustment begins and is
accomplished in several seconds. The “WHITE: OK”
message appears in the monitor screen. The adjusted
white level is automatically stored in memory, and will
be preserved for at least 10 years even if the power of
the camera is turned off.