Select and configure the white balance adjustment mode.
ATW: |
Auto trace white balance |
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AWC: |
Auto white balance control |
3200: |
Fixed white balance (for indoors) |
5600: |
Fixed white balance (for outdoors) |
FLUORESCENT: |
Fixed white balance (for fluorescent lighting) |
MWB: |
Manual white balance |
The configured settings will be applied to “CAM1” or “CAM2”, whichever you selected under [VIEW].
Auto trace white balance (ATW) automatically adjusts the white balance to provide optimal colors, even if the light source for the target object is changed.
Enable the smart ATW function here because ATW may not produce desirable results if a single solid color occupies a large part of the subject.
1In [WHITE BALANCE], select “ATW”.
2In [SMART ATW], select “ON” and click .
The camera now adjusts the white balance automatically based on the color information on the subject.
Do not use the smart ATW function in environments where the color temperature fluctuates.
In an outdoor environment for example, smart ATW may not produce desirable results because the color temperature fluctuates depending on the time of the day (at sunrise, daytime, and sunset), weather (sunny or cloudy), and other conditions.
The ATW masking screen appears.
Mask the light source by the following procedure.
The masked area is indicated by blue-bordered grid cells each containing the letter “M”.
You can mask more than one portion of the live image.
You can click one grid cell after another to set or cancel the masked area cell by cell.
To deselect a block of grid cells in the masked area, right-click one of grid cell and drag the mouse.
The settings are saved and you return to the sub menu.
Use AWC if auto trace white balance (ATW) does not reproduce a natural white balance.
AWC allows you to automatically adjust the white balance by simply clicking
with the camera lens directed toward a white wall, white paper and the like.If the white balance adjustment does not reproduce desirable results, click
again.You need to follow the above steps also to re-adjust the white balance when the lighting conditions have been changed.
To fine-tune the white balance after this adjustment, in [GO TO MWB], click
.You can set the color temperature to a fixed value.
3200: |
For indoors (Fixes the color temperature to 3200K.) |
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5600: |
For outdoors (Fixes the color temperature to 5600K.) |
FLUORESCENT: |
For fluorescent lighting (Fixes the color temperature to 4200K.) |
Use the following procedure to manually adjust the gain values for the red and blue signals.
RED: |
0 (light) to 255 (dark) |
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BLUE: |
0 (light) to 255 (dark) |