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If the automatic white balance adjustment
cannot be made
If any of the above error messages is displayed,
retry the white balance adjustment. If the error
message occurs again, an internal check is
necessary.
For information about this internal check, contact
your vendor or a Sony service representative.
If you have no time to adjust the white
balance
Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST.
This makes it possible to automatically set the
white balance to 5600K (factory default value) by
pressing the COLOR TEMP. button.
The color temperature to which the white balance
is set when the COLOR TEMP. button is pressed
can be selected from among 3200K, 4300K,
5600K, and 6300K on OPERATION >
Assignable SW in the setup menu. You can also
assign color temperatures to the ASSIGN. 1/3
switches or ASSIGNABLE 4/5 switches.
To set the white balance using the Direct
menu
You can set the white balance using the Direct
menu, when the Direct menu function is enabled.
For details about basic operation and settings of
Direct menu, see “Changing settings using the
Direct menu” (page 29).
Note
If the white balance display in the viewfinder is turned
off (by setting “OPERATION” >“Display On/Off” >
“Color Temp” to “Off” in the setup menu), then it cannot
be controlled using the Direct menu.
1
Set “MAINTENANCE” > “Direct
Menu” to “On” in the setup menu.
2
Check the position of the WHITE BAL
switch (A or B).
Note
If the WHITE BAL switch is set to position B,
“OPERATION” >“White Setting” >“White
Switch<B>” must be set to “Memory” in the setup
menu.
3
When the camcorder’s status or settings
are displayed on the viewfinder screen,
turn the MENU knob.
4
Turn the MENU knob to select the color
temperature setting
in the
viewfinder screen.
5
Press the MENU knob.
The setting can now be changed.
6
Turn the MENU knob to select the
desired color temperature.
7
Press the MENU knob again to apply
the setting.
To change the color temperature when
the ND filter is switched
You can assign electrical CC (color correction)
filters to ND filters
. This allows you
to change the color temperature automatically
when the ND filter is switched.
1
Set “MAINTENANCE” > “White
Filter” > “ND Filter C.Temp” in the
setup menu
to “On.”
2
To assign an electrical CC filter to
FILTER selector position number 1,
select “ND FLT C.Temp<1>.” To assign
it to positions 2 to 4, select “ND FLT
C.Temp<2-4>.”
3
Turn the MENU knob to select the
desired color temperature.
As you turn the MENU knob, the color
temperature changes as follows: 3200K
y
4300K
y
5600K
y
6300K.
4
Repeat steps
2
and
3
as required.
Error message
Meaning
NG: Low Light
The white video level is too
low. Either open the lens iris
or increase the gain.
NG: Timeout
Adjustment could not be
completed within the
standard number of
attempts.
NG: High Light
The white video level is too
high. Either stop down the
lens iris or change the ND
filter.
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