Panasonic 3-MOS P2 Hand-held Camcorder Advanced Operating Instructions - Page 33

Error message, Description, Position the WHITE BAL switch at PRST.

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Shooting 7 The adjustment will take effect in a few seconds, and the following message will appear: • The adjusted value is automatically stored in the selected memory (A or B). AWB A OK 3.2K • "C TEMP+7" to "C TEMP-7" will appear when COLOR TEMP of the scene file is set to the value other than 0. 8 If the subject's color temperature is lower than 2300K or higher than 9900K the following message appears: • If the arrow points down (↓) the actual color 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. • You can switch between 3200 K and 5600 K by pressing the AWB button. When the white balance has not been automatically adjusted When the white balance has not been successfully adjusted, the viewfinder or LCD monitor displays an error message. Error message AWB Ach (or Bch) NG LOW LIGHT LEVEL OVER Description → Adjustment details The color temperature is too high or too low. There is insufficient light. → Increases the amount of light. Also increases gain. There is too much light. → Reduces the amount of light. Also reduces gain. Setting auto tracking white balance (ATW) This camera-recorder 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. Also, you can allocate the ATW function to USER MAIN or USER buttons 1 to 4. • "Using the USER buttons" (Page 39) 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. • 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. • In variable frame rate (VFR) mode, ATW is not available when the frame rate is set to 4 frames or less. Viewfinder displays related to white balance • For details on the screen display of the viewfinder, see "Screen displays" (Page 121). 33

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Shooting
7
The adjustment will take effect in a few
seconds, and the following message will
appear:
• The adjusted value is automatically stored in
the selected memory (A or B).
AWB
A
OK
3.2K
• “C TEMP+7” to “C TEMP-7” will appear when
COLOR TEMP of the scene file is set to the
value other than 0.
8
If the subject’s color temperature is lower
than 2300K or higher than 9900K the
following message appears:
• If the arrow points down (↓) the actual color
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.
• You can switch between 3200 K and 5600 K by
pressing the AWB button.
When the white balance has not been
automatically adjusted
When the white balance has not been successfully
adjusted, the viewfinder or LCD monitor displays
an error message.
Error message
Description
→ Adjustment details
AWB Ach (or Bch)
NG
The color temperature is too
high or too low.
LOW LIGHT
There is insufficient light.
→
Increases the amount of
light. Also increases gain.
LEVEL OVER
There is too much light.
→
Reduces the amount of
light. Also reduces gain.
Viewfinder displays related to white balance
• For details on the screen display of the
viewfinder, see “Screen displays” (Page 121).
Setting auto tracking white balance (ATW)
This camera-recorder 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.
Also, you can allocate the ATW function to USER
MAIN or USER buttons 1 to 4.
• “Using the USER buttons” (Page 39)
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.
•
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.
•
In variable frame rate (VFR) mode, ATW is
not available when the frame rate is set to
4 frames or less.