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5. Rotate the jogwheel to adjust the CC value.
6. Press the jogwheel to add the new white balance to the WHITE BALANCE list.
To perform an automatic white balance:
1. On the HOME screen, press the WB button.
2. Press the AUTO WB button.
3. Place a well-lit grey card in the center of the image and press the AUTO WB
button. The ALEXA will calculate the white balance and color compensation values
and set these values for the "Auto WB" entry in the list.
Note: The automatic white balance will be overwritten each time a new one is
calculated.
Note: If the grey card is significantly over- or underexposed, the ALEXA may not be
able to calculate a white balance value and will display an error message.
To rename a white balance:
1. On the HOME screen, press the WB button.
2. Using the jogwheel, select the name of the white balance you wish to rename.
3. Press the RENAME button.
4. Use the jogwheel to enter a new name.
5. Press the DONE button to save the new name.
Fig. 30: WB SET NAME screen
NOTICE
Default white balance values cannot be renamed.
13.1.4 Function Buttons
The main controls feature the following function buttons: