Auto-white balance – Grass Valley LDK 8000 v.2.0 User Manual
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v2.0
LDK 8000 User’s Guide | Operating instructions
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Auto-white balance
If the reference colour temperatures do not match your lighting conditions carry out the auto-
white procedure as follows:
Figure 5-8. Auto white balance switches
1.
Use the Colour temperature switch to select one of the memory positions FL, AW1 or
AW2 in which to store the measured colour temperature value.
2.
Press once on the White balance switch at the front of the camera to start the automatic
white balance procedure. The following appears in the viewfinder:
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Note
If you did not select one of the memory positions FL, AW1 or AW2, the ’Precondition
fail”message appears in the viewfinder.
3.
Point the camera so that the reference white surface is between the two small white
boxes.
SW1
SW 2
Std.
File
VTR start
Audio Level
Select
V
shift
Clean
scan
Exp.
Time
White
Bal.
+
-
+
-
Gain
Bars
Off
Off
Col.
T
emp.
Black Str
.
Auto white balance
switch
Colour temperature selection
switch
ND/RE
BATT
TAPE
REC
++
+
-
!
AW2
AW1
FL
7.5
5.6
3.2
AWHITE: window