
Description of the data path
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Automatic white balance
The auto white balance feature continuously optimizes the color characteris-
tics of the image.
For the white balance algorithm the whole image or a subset of it is used.
To set position and size of the control area (Auto_Function_AOI) in an
advanced register: see Table 151: Advanced register for autofunction AOI on
page 301.
AUTOFNC_AOI affects the auto shutter, auto gain and auto white balance fea-
tures and is independent of the Format7 AOI settings. If this feature is
switched off the work area position and size follow the current active image
size.
Within this area, the R-G-B component values of the samples are added and
used as actual values for the feedback.
The following drawing illustrates the AUTOFNC_AOI settings in greater detail.
The algorithm is based on the assumption that the R-G-B component sums of
the samples are equal, i.e., it assumes that the mean of the sampled grid pix-
els is to be monochrome.
Figure 61: AUTOFNC_AOI positioning
AF_AREA_SIZE: Height: n x 4
AOI: Y-size
AOI: X-size
AF_AREA_SIZE: Width: n x 4
0,0
AF_AREA_POSITION: Left,Top
Sampling grid for Auto-Function
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