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09/20/2004 08:05:07 AM · #1 |
| hey everyone, Ive STFA but couldnt find much on the auto white balance settintgs on my D70. yesterday I was shooting in late afternoon 3-4 pm bright sunny sky under umbrella of green trees in a river gorge and the images all came out with diffent, I mean drasticly different white balance settings. alot of the sky cast was a turqouise hue, the greens were bland and un inviting. i do not adjust anything in camera, could anyone offer some camera settings that produce great images out of camera? TIA |
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09/20/2004 08:10:50 AM · #2 |
The camera can never be smarter than the person using it. When it's an auto setting these things are expected. The camera doesn't see like the way you do. You can always change the white balance if you are not happy with the setting to something like shade in situations like you mentioned.
I always keep it on auto, but I shoot everything knowing I will process them with PS. And yeah, shoot RAW and you can change the WB later. Adjust it to your taste. Another way would be to meausure and use custom WB - or use WB from another shot. |
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09/20/2004 09:00:52 AM · #3 |
i second what xion said. i've noticed this same thing... when you're shooting under shade, or in changing light situations the AWB can get confused, and won't shoot consistently. you can either pre-set your whitebalance with a white or grey card, or shoot raw and adjust it later. i always shoot raw, so when i do my post conversion i just balance the first shot in the group, then hit the rest based on that first image. makes things a bit easier ;)
if you're shooting jpg, i'd suggest learning how to use the custom white balance... that'll guarantee you the most consistent results. you can still adjust the color a bit in photoshop afterwards, but it's a bit more involved with a JPG file than just changing the whitebalance if you shoot raw.
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09/20/2004 09:04:54 AM · #4 |
I've never used the Auto WB setting on my D70, except when I put my camera in 'waiter mode' to give it to someone to take a picture of me (Auto on the mode dial :).
I usually find one of the standard WB settings will come very close to perfect. If necessary, you can make tweaks in post-processing, even if you're shooting JPEG you can make some adjustments in Photoshop.
If you have enough time, using a preset white balance with a gray/white card is by far the best in any difficult lighting situation. |
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