Panasonic AW-HE130 Operating Instructions - Page 33

White balance adjustment (continued) 9. Press the button for 2 seconds. The auto white balance adjustment (AWB) and auto black balance adjustment (ABB) are performed, and the white balance setting is entered. • When [On] has been selected as the "OSD Status" (→ page 58) setting, the "AWB OK" message will appear at the center of the screen when the white balance adjustment is completed successfully. When the black balance adjustment is completed successfully, the "ABB OK" message appears at the center of the screen. AWB OK 3200K and 5600K presets When "3200K" or "5600K" is selected for the white balance, the white balance is set using a color temperature of 3200K (equivalent to halogen light) or 5600K (equivalent to daylight), respectively. This function works when "3200K" or "5600K" is selected instead of "AWB A" or "AWB B" by following the steps for "Automatic adjustment" in "White balance adjustment" (→ page 32). (From the controller, this operation can be performed only using the menu displays. Refer to "Basic operations" (→ page 37).) VAR When [VAR] is selected for the white balance, you can select a color temperature between 2000K to 15000K. • The displayed [VAR] value does not guarantee an absolute value. Use the value as a reference. • The black balance is set at the same time. When this takes place, the lens is closed and then the adjustment is performed so the screen will temporarily turn black. When only the auto white balance adjustment (AWB) is to be performed, ensure that the [SET] button is pressed or held down for a period of time which does not exceed 2 seconds. • Adjustment cannot be performed while the color bar is displayed. Switch to the camera image by pressing the button. • When the adjustment has failed, an error message such as "OUT RANGE NG", "HIGH LIGHT NG", "LOW LIGHT NG" or "ATW NG" is displayed. When performing operations from a controller When using a AW-RP50, AW-RP120, or AK-HRP200 Refer to the operating instructions for the controller. • White balance may not be correctly set if the lighting of the object is too weak. • Since the unit has a built-in memory, the set white balance will remain in the memory even if power is turned off. Therefore, it is not necessary to reset the white balance if the color temperature of those objects remains unchanged. However, it must be reset if the color temperature changes, such as when you move from indoors to outside, or vice versa. Auto tracking white adjustment (ATW) When the white balance adjustment is set to "ATW", the white balance continues to be adjusted automatically all the time, and it is automatically corrected even when the light source or color temperature has changed to produce completely natural pictures. This function works when "ATW" is selected instead of "AWB A" or "AWB B" by following the steps for "Automatic adjustment" in "White balance adjustment" (→ page 32). • ATW might not function properly when high brightness light (ex. fluorescent lamp) beams into a screen. • White balance may not be accurately set if there is no white object in the scene being shot. • The white balance may shift out of adjustment when a different kind of light source such as sunlight or fluorescent lighting applies. 33