Owner’s Manual - Page 166

For HC-X20. Also, The document are for others Panasonic models: HC-X2, HC-X2GGD, HC-X20GGD

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Adjusting the white and black balance White balance adjustment
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Setting with the multi manual function
1
Press the <WHITE BAL> button to switch to “Preset”.
2
Either press the USER button assigned to [AWB] or touch the USER button icon to
switch to “VAR”.
The setting values for [ WB] and “VAR” are displayed on the camera image screen.
The “VAR” setting value is highlighted in orange.
3
Turn the multidial to select the color temperature.
4
Press the multidial.
The setting changes to the value displayed and exits.
Press the <EXIT> button to exit without changing the setting.
Settings of the auto tracking white balance (ATW) function
The unit is equipped with the Auto Tracking White Balance (ATW) function that automatically tracks the white balance of images
according to the lighting conditions.
The auto tracking white balance function can be assigned to each of “Ach”, “Bch”, and “Preset” in white balance.
Set the function with the [CAMERA] menu ¨ [SW MODE] ¨ [ATW].
Applications for the USER button
[ATW]:
Switches enable/disable of the ATW function.
[ATW LOCK]:
Locks the white balance value adjusted with the ATW function. This is enabled when the white balance setting is [ATW].
For USER button settings (ÎAssigning functions to the USER buttons: 65)
Canceling the auto tracking white balance
Switch white balance by pressing the USER button assigned to the [ATW] again, touching the USER button icon again, or
pressing the <WHITE BAL> button. However, with white balance set in [CAMERA] menu ¨ [SW MODE] ¨ [ATW], it is not
canceled by pressing the USER button.
The “VAR” value displayed on the camera image screen is not guaranteed to be an absolute value. Use it for reference
purposes only.
[ATW] is displayed on the camera image screen when the ATW function is enabled.
[LOCK] is displayed on the camera image screen when the [ATW LOCK] function is enabled.
The [AWB] USER button is disabled when the ATW function is enabled.
By adjusting [ATW TARGET R] and [ATW TARGET B] individually, you can set ATW to suit the recording conditions.
(Î[ATW TARGET R]: 81)
This function does not guarantee 100 % accuracy for the white balance. Note that the tracking performance relative to
changes in ambient lighting and white balance performance has been given a certain degree of latitude.
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