Panasonic NVS7EG - Manual (Page 72)

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ILLUSTRATION
Automatic White Baiance
Adjustment
Using the Automatic White Balance Adjustment
Function
To human eyes, white! subjects appear as white even under
different lighting conditions: A Movie Camera, however, would give
these white subjects, depending on the Golour of the light source, a
reddish or bluish tint. To attain recordings with natural colours, it is
necessary to adjust the sensor in the camera to the existing colour
of the light. This adjustment is called white balance adjustment.
This camera offers two modes for this adjustment; Auto and
Manual White Balance Adjustmefit.
The Auto White Balance Adjustment
Function provides satisfactory results
under almost all shooting conditions.
(No operation is necessary.)
When the “WHITE” or “W.SET” Indication is displayed in the
Viewfinder, the Movie Camera is not in the Auto White Balance
Mode. In this case, press the [W.B] Button to make the “WHITE” or
“W.SET” Indication disappear.
•Ifithe Movie Camera:is; moved from outdoors to, indoors during
shooting, the picture will initially take on a slightly reddish cast but
it will gradually regain its natural colours.
• In the following shooting situatioris, the Auto White Balance
Adjustment Mode rhay nbtljjrovidesatisfactory’résüits; use the'
ManuatWhite BalánCe Adj'tistmént Mode iristead:
O Wheh Shddtirtg uhdet^ mércury#apor; nattium or Some types of
fluorescent lamps.
@ When intense lighting is used. e.g. from a halogen lamp, or
when the colour temperature of the light source is low.
© Whed'ShPotihg under lighting Cohditldns Which charigé
suddenly.
© When shooting outdoors at sunrise or sunset.
© When shooting under firework illumination outdoors at night.
© When shooting a subject of a single colour or a subject in front
of a single-colour background.
•When shooting under weak illumination.
•When using a grey filter (ND) or other special filters.
•When using a conversion lens.
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