White balance EXIF info
Feb 21, 2013 03:30:35 #
My daughter gave me a book for Christmas that has a number of weekly photography tasks, the task I was playing with recently was white balance. I took the same photograph four times but changed the Auto WB to Daylight, Tungsten and Fluorescent in successive shots. The results were as expected very different, however, when looking at the properties of each photo on the computer, the description of White Balance in the information is simply stated as Manual. Is this the best I can expect?
Ive left out the Daylight WB photo as theres not a lot of difference between it and the Auto one.
Ive left out the Daylight WB photo as theres not a lot of difference between it and the Auto one.
Auto WB
Tungsten WB
Fluorescent WB
Feb 21, 2013 07:27:08 #
Feb 21, 2013 07:27:36 #
Feb 21, 2013 07:40:30 #
ioptfm wrote:
What is the title of the book you are using and the author?
Title of the book is:
Creative Digital Photography - 52 Weekend Projects.
Author: Chris Gatcum
ISBN 978-1-905814-61-9
Feb 21, 2013 10:23:43 #
That is pretty standard for almost all EXIF data readers, either auto or manual is what is recorded. Some pay to play readers will give not only the setting, but also the exact Kelvin temperature recorded.
Feb 21, 2013 10:27:17 #
MT Shooter wrote:
That is pretty standard for almost all EXIF data readers, either auto or manual is what is recorded. Some pay to play readers will give not only the setting, but also the exact Kelvin temperature recorded.
Ok, thanks. I guess I'll have to try to remember which one I used for which shot. I did them in order before so no biggie.
Feb 21, 2013 19:55:26 #
RogueStorm wrote:
Title of the book is:
Creative Digital Photography - 52 Weekend Projects.
Author: Chris Gatcum
ISBN 978-1-905814-61-9
ioptfm wrote:
What is the title of the book you are using and the author?
Title of the book is:
Creative Digital Photography - 52 Weekend Projects.
Author: Chris Gatcum
ISBN 978-1-905814-61-9
Thanks, I appreciate it
Feb 22, 2013 07:49:51 #
[/quote]Some pay to play readers will give not only the setting, but also the exact Kelvin temperature recorded.[/quote]
MT, Can you name some? Went looking the other day, search was NOT exhaustive and didn't find any.
MT, Can you name some? Went looking the other day, search was NOT exhaustive and didn't find any.
Feb 22, 2013 08:51:10 #
I do not know any off the top of my head but I have seen screen shots of them that are showing that info. Adobe Camera Raw does show the degree Kelvin of every image shot when you open a RAW image for processing.
Feb 22, 2013 09:46:35 #
Remember the in-camera white balance only affects the JPEG previews and JPEG output files. As mentioned by MT, the white balance of RAW files is set in your post-processing.
Yet another reason to always shoot RAW.
Yet another reason to always shoot RAW.
Feb 22, 2013 09:55:58 #
Many cameras will also let you select the degree Kelvin directly in your WB area. I know most Nikons do.
Myself, I usually shoot AUTO WB as I have found it is quite accurate with my D800's as well as the D7000's I used to shoot, and is still fully adjustable in RAW anyway should it be slightly off.
Myself, I usually shoot AUTO WB as I have found it is quite accurate with my D800's as well as the D7000's I used to shoot, and is still fully adjustable in RAW anyway should it be slightly off.
Feb 22, 2013 10:20:57 #
MT Shooter wrote:
Many cameras will also let you select the degree Kelvin directly in your WB area. I know most Nikons do.
Myself, I usually shoot AUTO WB as I have found it is quite accurate with my D800's as well as the D7000's I used to shoot, and is still fully adjustable in RAW anyway should it be slightly off.
Myself, I usually shoot AUTO WB as I have found it is quite accurate with my D800's as well as the D7000's I used to shoot, and is still fully adjustable in RAW anyway should it be slightly off.
I have been striving to accurately set the Kelvin; I've been satisfied for the most part but at times...
I use the Auto when conditions are changing or when the ambient light is subtly "on the line"
Feb 22, 2013 10:25:01 #
BboH wrote:
quote=MT Shooter Many cameras will also let you s... (show quote)
The one feature I would LOVE to see in a camera body, is a light meter that reads in the degree Kelvin that it is seeing. Seems like it would not be that tough to do, but I have yet to see one.
Feb 22, 2013 12:09:15 #
MT Shooter wrote:
quote=BboH quote=MT Shooter Many cameras will al... (show quote)
That hadn't occurred to me but now that you mention it I totally agree.
And to show the Kelvin of the pre-set WB rather than just the setting used.
Feb 22, 2013 12:15:20 #
BboH wrote:
quote=MT Shooter quote=BboH quote=MT Shooter Ma... (show quote)
The Kelvin of the preset should be in your cameras manual, in many cases.
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