Panasonic P2 HD Camcorder Operating Instructions - Page 50
automatically adjusted, When the white balance has not been
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Detection area for the white balance The detection area for the white balance is selectable between 90%, 50% and 25%, using the menu option AWB AREA. The detection area is factory-set to 25%. The menu item AWB AREA is found in the screen on the CAM OPERATION page. 90% 50% 25% When you have no time to adjust the white balance Position the WHITE BAL switch at [PRST]. This adjusts the white balance for the filter according to the position of the CC/ND FILTER control. When the white balance has not been automatically adjusted When the white balance has not been successfully adjusted, the viewfinder displays an error message. If one of the error messages listed below appears, take the appropriate steps, then adjust the white balance again. If the error message appears after repeated readjustments, the interior of the unit must be inspected. For more information, contact your distributor. Error message Description Remedies COLOR TEMP. HIGH COLOR TEMP. LOW The color temperature is too high. The color temperature is too low. Select an appropriate filter. Select an appropriate filter. LOW LIGHT LEVEL OVER CHECK FILTER There is insufficient Increase the light level or light. gain. There is too much Decrease the light level light. or gain. The FILTER control Check the FILTER is displaced. control. TIME OVER AWB was not completed within the time allowed. Shooting conditions may be unstable. If flicker occurs, press the shutter and readjust the AWB under stable conditions. Retaining white balances Each value in memory is retained even if the camerarecorder is turned off; it will not be lost until the white balance is re-adjusted. White balances are stored in either of two systems: A or B. When the menu option FILTER INH is set to "ON" (default), each system stores only one value. If this is the case, the values are not synchronised with the filters. When the menu option FILTER INH is set to "OFF", the adjusted value for each filter can be automatically stored in the memory that corresponds to the position of the WHITE BAL switch (A or B). Your unit has four built-in filters; it stores eight (4 a 2) adjusted values. The menu item FILTER INH is found in the screen on the CAM OPERATION page. Also, when the S. GAIN (super gain) function is operating, the AWB switch doesn't operate, and the message (AWB UNABLE/S.GAIN MODE) is displayed. On settings for Auto-tracking white balance (ATW) This unit is equipped with an auto tracking white balance (ATW) function that automatically tracks the white balance of images according to the lighting conditions. You can set this ATW function to the [B] of the WHITE BAL switch. With the AWB B menu option, select "ATW". You can select the AWB B menu option from the screen of the CAM OPERATION page. You can also assign the ATW function to the USER MAIN/ USER1/USER2 buttons. > [Assigning Functions to USER Buttons] (page 55) To cancel auto tracking white balance Press the USER button assigned to ATW again, or change the WHITE BAL switch. However, when ATW has been set to the [B] of the WHITE BAL switch, it cannot be cancelled with the USER button. # < WHITE BALANCE MODE > FILTER INH :ON SHOCKLESS AWB :NORMAL AWB AREA :25% AWB B :MEM ATW SPEED :NORMAL TEMP PRE SEL SW :3.2K/5.6K COLOR TEMP PRE :3200K AWB A TEMP :3200K AWB B TEMP :3200K 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. 50 Adjustments and Settings for Recording : Adjusting the White balance and Black Balance