Toshiba IK - TU51CU - Manual (Page 13)

6. 2 White Balance
For the white balance adjustment for this unit, ATW (Automatic Trace White balance), AWB (Automatic
White Balance) and MANUAL (Manual white balance) adjustments are provided. Referring to the items “7.2
(3) WHT BAL (White balance), 7. MODE SETTING BY ON SCREEN DISPLAY”, select the desired mode.
ATW
(Automatic Trace White
Balance)________
AWB
(Automatic White Balance)
MANUAL
(Manual White Balance)
Outline
Camera measures the object
color temperature and
adjust the white balance
automatically.
Adjust white balance by
displaying the white object
inside the area set by AWB
menu and pressing the
[DATA UP] button.________
Adjust the white balance
manually using the WHT
BAL menu while shooting
the white object.
Features
Traces variations of color
temperature and adjusts
the white balance automati­
cally.
Measurement accuracy is
higher than ATW. This
mode is effective when
shooting under less varia­
tions of color temperature.
Artificial white balance
setting can be set. The
manual adjustment Is most
effective under shooting
condition with no color
temperature variation.
Notes
If an illumination is low,
white balance may not be
corrected. When the shutter
mode is EXT TRIG or long
the long period exposure
mode, ATW is not available.
When the shutter mode is
EXT TRIG, AWB is not ava-
lable.
Adjustment is performed by
confirming with a vector
scope.
0 AWB(Automatic white balance)
• Set the MODE to AWB on the WHT BAL menu.
Perform the C.TEMP (color temperature conversion) setting, if necessary.
(Refer to the item “7.2 (3) WHT BAL (White balance)”.)
r3200K: Appropriate for Indoor shooting.
L5600K: Appropriate for outdoor shooting.
■ If the color bar pattern is displayed on the screen or if the index menu/menu is displayed, press the [DISP]
button to disable the color bar pattern or the character display on the menu. If the camera Is in Freeze
Mode, perform the cancellation procedure (refer to the item “6.6 Freeze Operation”) to return the camera to
Live Image Mode.
■ Shoot a known white object entirely in the area set by the AWB menu (refer to the item “7.2 (3) (3.1) (d)
Changing AWB zone area”) and push [DATA UP] button for approx. 1 second.
• The character AWB blinks on the screen when the AWB starts.
• The character AWB ends blinking when the AWB finishes, and the result is displayed for approx. 1 second.
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