White Balance Adjustments; Using Presets - Panasonic AG-AF100A Operating Instructions Manual

Basic operations of the camera (continued)

White balance adjustments

1
Set the shutter speed. (Page 14 of Vol.2)
2
Place a white pattern in a location with the
same lighting conditions and light source as
the subject, then zoom in and fill the whole
screen with white.
Something white (a white cloth or wall) near the
subject can be used instead.
• Do not include bright spotlights in your shot.
3
Set the WHITE BAL switch to A or B
(whichever one you want to save the
adjustment in).
4
Press the AWB button.
• Adjustment takes a few seconds.
(The following messages appear on the
screen.)
Message during adjustment
AWB Ach ACTIVE
Message after adjustment
AWB Ach OK
• An error message appears on the screen
when white balance adjustment is not
possible.
Message when adjustment cannot be
done
AWB Ach NG
• White balance cannot be adjusted if the ATW
(Auto Tracking White) function is working.
• Make the necessary adjustments if one of the
following error messages appears, then try
adjusting the white balance again.
Error messages
LOW LIGHT
LEVEL OVER
• If the messages repeatedly appear even after
trying a number of times, consult your dealer.
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Adjustments
Increase light or increase
the gain.
Reduce light or decrease
the gain.

Using presets

Use this feature when you have no time to make
white balance adjustments.
1
Set the WHITE BAL switch to PRST.
The current white balance value appears.
• White balance values 3200 K and 5600 K
are preset in the PRST position.
Guide to the preset values
P3.2K (3200 K): halogen light
P5.6K (5600 K): outdoors
2
Press the AWB button.
The white balance value switches in the
following order: 3200K, 5600K, VARIABLE.
• Selecting VARIABLE enables the white
balance to be set to an arbitrary value between
2.4 K and 9.9 K by moving the FUNCTION
knob up and down.
• The VARIABLE white balance value displayed
is not guaranteed to be an absolute value.
Please use it as a reference value.
• The VARIABLE white balance value can be
checked by pressing the AWB button
• The value of VARIABLE cannot be changed
when the AREA function of the FUNCTION
KNOB is operating and a frame is displayed.