Panasonic HPX300 Operating Instructions - Page 49

Chapter 4 Adjustments and Settings for Recording 8 If the subject's colour temperature is lower than 2300K or higher than 9900K the following message appears: • 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 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. 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 The color temperature is too high or (or Bch) NG too low. LOW LIGHT There is insufficient light. LEVEL OVER There is too much light. 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. 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). SW MODE LOW GAIN MID GAIN HIGH GAIN ATW ATW TYPE W.BAL.PRESET USER MAIN USER1 0dB 6dB 9dB Bch 1 3.2K DRS REC REVIEW PUSH MENU TO RETURN ab a AUTO W/B BAL switch Use for automatic control of white balance. b OUTPUT selector switch Set to CAM. 1 Tilt the AUTO W/B BAL switch so that it is positioned at [ABB], then release it. • The switch returns to the central position with the black balance automatically adjusted. 2 During adjustment, the viewfinder displays the following message: ABB ACTIVE  NOTE During adjustment, the lens iris automatically becomes CLOSE. 49