Panasonic AG-MDC20GJ / AG-MDR25PJ AG-MDR25 Camera Recorder Operating Instructi - Page 54

To set ATW Lock You can set ATW Lock by registering to a USER button. ≥ Please refer to page 66 for details about setting the USER button. 1 Set the White Balance mode to [ATW]. 2 Press the USER button to which is registered or touch the applicable USER button icon. ≥ The screen display will change from [ATW] to [LOCK]. ≥ To cancel ATW Lock, press the USER button or touch the USER button icon again. Canceling ATW Lock will return the White Balance mode back to [ATW]. ≥ This function is not available in the following cases: j When the White Balance mode is set to something other than [ATW] ≥ It will be canceled when the unit is turned off. To finely adjust the White Balance Setting the White Balance mode to [VAR] allows you to set a White Balance value between 2000K and 15000K. ≥ Switch to Manual Mode. (l 44) 1 Set the White Balance mode to [VAR]. (l 53) 2 Press the SET button. ≥ The color temperature display will change to yellow. 3 Adjust the hue by pressing the / buttons. ≥ This can be set in the range of 2000K to 15000K. 4 Press the SET button to complete the setup. ≥ You can also access this setting by selecting menu items. [SW SETUP] # [VAR] (l 210) ≥ The set value is not guaranteed to be an exact value. Use it only as a guide. To set the White Balance in accordance to the recording scene 1 Fill the screen with a white subject or place a white piece of paper in front of the lens. 2 Set the White Balance mode to [AWB A] (Ach) or [AWB B] (Bch). 3 Perform the Auto White Balance by pressing or pressing and holding the button while pressing and holding the SHIFT button. ≥ Only the Auto White Balance is performed when the button is pressed. [WB SET OK] is displayed and the adjustment will complete. ≥ The Auto White Balance is performed after performing the Auto Black Balance when the button is pressed and held. The screen is blacked out momentarily, then [WB SET OK] is displayed and the adjustment is completed. ≥ If the White Balance mode is set to anything other than [AWB A] (Ach) or [AWB B] (Bch), Auto Black Balance is performed by pressing and holding the button while pressing and holding the SHIFT button. The screen is blacked out momentarily, then [BB SET OK] is displayed and the adjustment is completed. ≥ When the Auto White Balance/Auto Black Balance cannot be performed, an error message "WB SET NG" or "BB SET NG" is displayed on the screen. In such case, use other mode. ≥ The contents previously set are maintained in the [AWB A] (Ach) or [AWB B] (Bch). Perform the setting again when the recording condition has changed. ≥ When the Auto White Balance/Auto Black Balance is performed, the setup for [WB R GAIN] and [WB B GAIN] will be set to 0. - 54 -