Panasonic AW-RP555N Operating Instructions Manual

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221. Select the pan/tilt head system using the CONTROLbutton.2. Shoot a white object (such as a white wall orhandkerchief) to fill the whole screen using the pan/tilthead system currently selected.Do not allow shiny, reflective or very bright objects toappear on the screen.3. Press the WHITE BAL A button, and press the AWCbutton. The AWC button’s lamp flashes, and the whitebalance is automatically adjusted. Once the adjustmenthas been performed correctly, the lamp goes off, and theconditions set are entered in channel A.The AWC button’s lamp will remain lighted if it was notpossible for the adjustment to be performed. In this case,change the brightness, iris, object, light source, etc., andperform the adjustment again.The AWC button’s lamp goes off even if the whitebalance adjustment was not performed correctly incases where a pan/tilt head system other than theAW-PH350, AW-PH360 or AW-PH650 is being used.4. Similarly, enter the conditions set for channel B using theWHITE BAL B button.5. Select the next pan/tilt head system using the CONTROLbutton, and continue adjusting the white balance in eachsystem concerned.White balance adjustmentThe white balance must be adjusted when the equipmentis used for the first time, when it has not been used for aprolonged time or when the lighting conditions or brightnesshas changed.The white balance conditions can be entered in advanceinto channels A and B.If the equipment is to be used under conditions which areidentical to the entered settings, it means that no furtheradjustment need be undertaken since the white balancewill be set simply by pressing the WHITE BAL A button or Bbutton once the white balance has been adjusted.When the white balance is adjusted again, the previouslyentered settings will be deleted and replaced by the newconditions.Automatic adjustment of white balanceWhen the WHITE BAL ATW button is pressed duringshooting, the ATW button’s lamp comes on, compensationis provided so that the white balance will be automaticallyadjusted even if the light source or color temperature haschanged in order to minimize an unnatural appearance inthe resulting images.If nothing white is shown on the screen, it may notbe possible for the white balance to be compensatedproperly.Similarly, with some light sources or color temperatures,it may not be possible for the white balance to becompensated properly.Automatic tracing white balance (ATW)Operation1LEVEL IRISOPERATECAMCONT2 3 4ATW ITEMDEF WIP H/F(AF)EXTLAMPND OPSCENE FILEPRESETMENUYES NOBASHUTTERMODEGAIN52ONOFFONOFF3 4 5ABCMEMORYMENUMulti Hybrid Control Panel AW-RP555AWCOKNGWHT BAL321USERTALLYCONTROLHIGHLOW TELEWIDEFARLEFT RIGHTUPDOWNNEARMANUAUTOSPEED ZOOM FOCUS PAN/TILT1 2 3 4 56 7 8 9 10MANUAUTO0dBLHCAMBAR