Resetting White balance to factory... at DVinfo.net

Peter Jefferson · June 25th, 2006, 09:32 AM

heres something i havent been able to sort out...

for 4 years, ive never really needed to do this, however we were shooting with 2 Z1's, 2 DVX100's, a DSR500 and a DSR 300...

now the sonys were set to 5600k, (Ive never needed to tweak the Z1's)however the DVX100's have been over the times of shooting, manually set to WB, so the WB a and WB b are have lost their initialised settings.

Now im curious if there is a way to retrieve the original WB setting temp. Ive tried the manual and the menus, but im yet to find a way to reset these.

In turn the footage is fine unti we try to colour match the DVX with the others. Obviously theyll never be perfect, but it would be nice to at least set the units to a temp if ever needed..

anyone know?

Peter Jefferson · June 30th, 2006, 08:57 PM

noone knows huh...

John Britt · July 10th, 2006, 02:33 PM

I own a DVC80 and if I recall correctly (it is not in my hands at the moment), there are 4 white balance options: manually set "A," manually set "B," and then the preset 5600k and 3000k built-in settings. Does the DVX100 not have the two built-in 5600/3000 options?

When I have my hands on my DVC80 again, I'll double check this, but this is how I recall it being set up...

Ken Plotin · July 10th, 2006, 02:57 PM

Peter,
Did you try the master reset on the DVX? As I recall, when I got my 1st 100A,
the WB "A" preset was the same as the 3200 preset, which surprised me...I figured it would have been some sort of Fluorescent light setting.
Hope this helps.
Ken
the Screen Skins guy

Kris Holodak · July 10th, 2006, 03:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Britt

Does the DVX100 not have the two built-in 5600/3000 options?

Yes, the DVX100 has built in 5600/3200 WB in addition to the custom set a and b option. Flip the switch on the side to prst and then toggle the awb button on the front.

Of course that doesn't answer the factory preset question, but I don't know the answer to that one.

Smile,
kris

John Britt · July 10th, 2006, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kris Holodak

Yes, the DVX100 has built in 5600/3200 WB in addition to the custom set a and b option. Flip the switch on the side to prst and then toggle the awb button on the front.

Of course that doesn't answer the factory preset question, but I don't know the answer to that one.

Smile,
kris

Ah. I thought Peter was looking for the preset 5600k setting, to try and match the Sonys he mentioned.

Peter Jefferson · July 10th, 2006, 11:16 PM

Kris Answered the query, i just never really understood the manual (after 4years and 3 models later....) .. lol

Peter Jefferson · July 10th, 2006, 11:32 PM

Just had a fiddle with it..

now for A and B, u cant lock these to a specific temp, however if set the switch to Prst, then go onto the menu screen, go to SWMode and turn off the AWB, now when u tap the WB button while ur WB switch is on Prst u can jump between 3200k and 5600k

Works a treat.. Im now wondering why it took me so long to friggin understand..

Chris Suzor · July 30th, 2006, 07:53 AM

What I'd really like is to use the iris control wheel to set the WB, rather than reaching for my white card and filling the frame with it and pressing the wb button everytime the scene moves, or using awb and waiting for the camera to react... I dont have enough hands to get it all done quickly.

Yeah, using the iris control wheel to set the wb, great... with a screen display of the colour temp. I could even warm up some scenes directly, rather than using slightly blue paper and 3 hands.

Gary Moses · July 30th, 2006, 11:42 AM

The PRST is the factory setting. It will never change and is the same as the day you got it. If you press the AWB button it will toggle between 3200 and 5600 factory preset white balance. The A and B buttons are for manual white balance (your own white balance) and will not change until you balance again or the internal battery goes dead.
You can also turn on the Auto White Tracking and make yourself crazy as it adjusts to white balance every few milliseconds.

June 25th, 2006, 09:32 AM	#1
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	Resetting White balance to factory... heres something i havent been able to sort out... for 4 years, ive never really needed to do this, however we were shooting with 2 Z1's, 2 DVX100's, a DSR500 and a DSR 300... now the sonys were set to 5600k, (Ive never needed to tweak the Z1's)however the DVX100's have been over the times of shooting, manually set to WB, so the WB a and WB b are have lost their initialised settings. Now im curious if there is a way to retrieve the original WB setting temp. Ive tried the manual and the menus, but im yet to find a way to reset these. In turn the footage is fine unti we try to colour match the DVX with the others. Obviously theyll never be perfect, but it would be nice to at least set the units to a temp if ever needed.. anyone know?

June 30th, 2006, 08:57 PM	#2
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	noone knows huh...

July 10th, 2006, 02:33 PM	#3
John Britt Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 621	I own a DVC80 and if I recall correctly (it is not in my hands at the moment), there are 4 white balance options: manually set "A," manually set "B," and then the preset 5600k and 3000k built-in settings. Does the DVX100 not have the two built-in 5600/3000 options? When I have my hands on my DVC80 again, I'll double check this, but this is how I recall it being set up...

July 10th, 2006, 02:57 PM	#4
Ken Plotin Major Player Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 254	Peter, Did you try the master reset on the DVX? As I recall, when I got my 1st 100A, the WB "A" preset was the same as the 3200 preset, which surprised me...I figured it would have been some sort of Fluorescent light setting. Hope this helps. Ken the Screen Skins guy

July 10th, 2006, 11:16 PM	#7
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	Kris Answered the query, i just never really understood the manual (after 4years and 3 models later....) .. lol

July 10th, 2006, 11:32 PM	#8
Peter Jefferson Inner Circle Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Aus Posts: 3,884	Just had a fiddle with it.. now for A and B, u cant lock these to a specific temp, however if set the switch to Prst, then go onto the menu screen, go to SWMode and turn off the AWB, now when u tap the WB button while ur WB switch is on Prst u can jump between 3200k and 5600k Works a treat.. Im now wondering why it took me so long to friggin understand..

July 30th, 2006, 07:53 AM	#9
Chris Suzor Regular Crew Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Aix-en-provence, France Posts: 32	What I'd really like is to use the iris control wheel to set the WB, rather than reaching for my white card and filling the frame with it and pressing the wb button everytime the scene moves, or using awb and waiting for the camera to react... I dont have enough hands to get it all done quickly. Yeah, using the iris control wheel to set the wb, great... with a screen display of the colour temp. I could even warm up some scenes directly, rather than using slightly blue paper and 3 hands.

July 30th, 2006, 11:42 AM	#10
Gary Moses Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 110	The PRST is the factory setting. It will never change and is the same as the day you got it. If you press the AWB button it will toggle between 3200 and 5600 factory preset white balance. The A and B buttons are for manual white balance (your own white balance) and will not change until you balance again or the internal battery goes dead. You can also turn on the Auto White Tracking and make yourself crazy as it adjusts to white balance every few milliseconds.