Adjusting the black balance – Panasonic AG-3DP1G User Manual

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Chapter

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Adjustments

and

Settings

for

Recording

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Theadjustmentwilltakeeffectinafew

seconds,andthefollowingmessagewill

appear:

• The adjusted value is automatically stored in the

selected memory (A or B).

AWB A END 3.2K

• “C TEMP+7” to “C TEMP-7” will appear when C

TEMP of the scene file is set to the value other
than 0.

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Ifthesubject’scolortemperatureislowerthan

300Korhigherthan00Kthefollowing

messageappears:

• If the arrow points down (  ) the actual color

temperature is lower than the temperature
indicated. If the arrow points up (  ) the actual
temperature is higher than the temperature
indicated.

AWB A END 2.3K

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 Checktheadjustmentresultsfortheleftand

rightimages,usingtheLCDmonitororthe

connectedmonitor.

• Left and right adjustments may differ depending

on the location of a light source or movement of
the subject.

When you have no time to adjust the
white balance

Position the WHITE BAL switch at PRST.
• Turning the AUTO W/B BAL switch to AWB toggles the

color temperature between 3200 K and 5600 K.

When the white balance has not been
automatically adjusted

When the white balance has not been successfully
adjusted, the LCD monitor/viewfinder displays an error
message.

Error message

Description

AWB Ach

(or Bch) NG

The color temperature is too high or

too low.

LOW LIGHT

There is insufficient light.

The convergence point (reference

plane) is deviated.

LEVEL OVER

There is too much light.

LCD monitor/viewfinder displays related
to white balance

See [LCD Monitor/Viewfinder Screen Status Displays]
(page 67).

Adjusting the Black Balance

The black balance must be adjusted when:
• You use your camera the first time.
• Your camera has not been used for some time.
• The ambient temperature has changed substantially.
• The gain switchover value has been changed.
• The menu options SYSTEM MODE and REC FORMAT in

the SYSTEM SETUP screen.

Adjust the black balance before shooting to ensure
optimum video quality.

b

a

a AUTO W/B BAL switch

Use for automatic control of black balance.

b OUTPUT selector switch

Set to CAM.

1



TilttheAUTOW/BBALswitchsothatitis

positionedatABB,thenreleaseit.

• The switch returns to the central position with the

black balance automatically adjusted.

2



Duringadjustment,theLCDmonitorand

viewfinderdisplaythefollowingmessage:

ABB ACTIVE

3



Theadjustmentwilltakeeffectinafewseconds

andthefollowingmessagewillappear:

ABB END

• The adjusted value is automatically stored in the

memory.

NOTE

• Black balance adjustment is not available during recording.
• Pressing the REC button during ABB adjustment will not

start recording on a P2 card.

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