GE Monogram Security Legend Camera - Manual (Page 40)

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White (white balance) For the duration of this preset, you can change the camera’s White balance
setting. White balance is a the feature that compensates for lighting
conditions. It adjusts the quality of all of the colors in the video by balancing
the colors to achieve the truest white possible for the available lighting
conditions (Tungsten, fluorescent, natural). This feature is used instead of a
more general color temperature setting. To correctly set the white balance,
focus the camera on a white object.
Choices are Auto (default), Indoor, Outdoor, ATW, and Manual.
• Auto: This mode automatically adjusts the color within the 3000 to
7500 Kelvin color temperature range.
• Indoor: This mode provides you with a fixed cooler color
temperature setting.
• Outdoor: This mode provides you with a fixed warmer color
temperature setting.
• ATW (autotracking white balance): This mode automatically adjusts
the color, while the images changes, within the 2000 to 10000 Kelvin
color temperature range.
• Manual: This mode allows you to manually adjust the current blue
and red settings. After selecting the Manual option, select Set to
access the red and blue scales.
• Red: This adjustment is available only if Manual white balance is
selected. Options range from 0 to 127 (default is 64).
• Push the joystick right to increase and left to decrease the
red value.
• Press the iris + or the set ( ) key on the keypad to save
(accept) the changed value or press the iris - or esc key to
cancel (abort) the changed value.
• Blue: This adjustment is available only if Manual white balance
is selected. Options range from 0 to 127 (default is 64).
• Push the joystick up to increase and down to decrease the
blue value.
• Press the iris + or the set ( ) key on the keypad to save
(accept) the changed value or press the iris - or esc key to
cancel (abort) the changed value.