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WB/Color Settings

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WB/Color Settings Setting the white balance and color matrix settings. Note • When [Exposure] > [Shooting Mode] is (Full Auto), [White Balance Mode] is AWB fixed. • When [Exposure] > [Shooting Mode] is (Portrait), (Sports), Mode] (AWB fixed) and [Color Temperature (K)] are displayed. N300 (Low Light), or (Spotlight), only [White Balance [White Balance Mode] Sets white balance according to the color temperature of light sources such as illuminations and daylight. Adjustment procedure is as follows: [AWB] Adjust the white balance so that it is always optimal. The white balance is automatically adjusted as the color temperature of the light source changes. [Daylight] Sets the white balance according to the daylight (approx. 5600 K). [Tungsten] Sets the white balance according to tungsten lighting (approx. 3200 K). Use this setting when shooting under tungsten or tungsten colored fluorescent lighting. [Color Temperature (K)] Specify the color temperature in range of 2000 K to 15000 K to adjust the white balance. [Manual] Set [R Gain] and [B Gain] as desired. [Set A] , [Set B] Executing [White Balance Calibration] captures the reference white color in the actual shooting environment. Illuminate a gray card or white subject (white paper, etc.) with a light source and click [White Balance Calibration] while the subject fills the screen. Possible to register two settings: [Set A] and [Set B]. The settings are erased after the camera is restarted or turned off/on, so register them as a preset in order to save the settings. Note • When shooting under the following conditions, if the screen color looks unnatural in [AWB], adjust the white balance using [Set A] or [Set B]: - Shooting in locations where lighting conditions suddenly change - Close-up shooting - Shooting a scene with only one color, such as sky, sea, or forest - Shooting under mercury lamps and certain fluorescent/LED lights • If the setting is other than [AWB], and the location or brightness changes or the ND filter is switched, adjust the white balance again. [White Balance:R Gain] Adjusts the shift amount of the red tint in the white balance. [White Balance:B Gain] Adjusts the amount of blue tint shift in the white balance. [AWB Response] Selects the responsiveness when [White Balance] is set to [AWB]. The set values in the order of the shortening time required to achieve the proper white balance are High, Normal, and Low. 31

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Setting the white balance and color matrix settings.
Note
•
When [Exposure] > [Shooting Mode] is
(Full Auto), [White Balance Mode] is AWB fixed.
•
When [Exposure] > [Shooting Mode] is
(Portrait),
(Sports),
(Low Light), or
(Spotlight), only [White Balance
Mode] (AWB fixed) and [Color Temperature (K)] are displayed.
[White Balance Mode]
Sets white balance according to the color temperature of light sources such as illuminations and daylight. Adjustment
procedure is as follows:
[AWB]
Adjust the white balance so that it is always optimal. The white balance is automatically adjusted as the color
temperature of the light source changes.
[Daylight]
Sets the white balance according to the daylight (approx. 5600 K).
[Tungsten]
Sets the white balance according to tungsten lighting (approx. 3200 K). Use this setting when shooting under tungsten or
tungsten colored fluorescent lighting.
[Color Temperature (K)]
Specify the color temperature in range of 2000 K to 15000 K to adjust the white balance.
[Manual]
Set [R Gain] and [B Gain] as desired.
[
S
et A] , [
S
et B]
Executing [White Balance Calibration] captures the reference white color in the actual shooting environment.
Illuminate a gray card or white subject (white paper, etc.) with a light source and click [White Balance Calibration] while
the subject fills the screen.
Possible to register two settings: [Set A] and [Set B].
The settings are erased after the camera is restarted or turned off/on, so register them as a preset in order to save the
settings.
Note
•
When shooting under the following conditions, if the screen color looks unnatural in [AWB], adjust the white balance using [Set A] or [Set
B]:
–
Shooting in locations where lighting conditions suddenly change
–
Close-up shooting
–
Shooting a scene with only one color, such as sky, sea, or forest
–
Shooting under mercury lamps and certain fluorescent/LED lights
•
If the setting is other than [AWB], and the location or brightness changes or the ND filter is switched, adjust the white balance again.
[White Balance:R Gain]
Adjusts the shift amount of the red tint in the white balance.
[White Balance:B Gain]
Adjusts the amount of blue tint shift in the white balance.
[AWB Response]
Selects the responsiveness when [White Balance] is set to [AWB].
The set values in the order of the shortening time required to achieve the proper white balance are High, Normal, and Low.
WB/Color Settings
N300