topic Re: White Balance seems to shift in EOS DSLR & Mirrorless Cameras

White Balance seems to shift

larryj — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 01:32:19 GMT

Mark 111 changes white balance for no reason at all, on the same pic

Re: White Balance seems to shift

hsbn — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 05:50:08 GMT

There is nothing strange to it. Different part of the photo can have different color temperature. Thus, the white balance is different for each of those part. This happen a lot if you shoot indoor with mix outdoor light.

Re: White Balance seems to shift

ebiggs1 — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 12:07:17 GMT

Easily correctable in post.

Re: White Balance seems to shift

ScottyP — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 14:10:22 GMT

I am not familiar with your particular camera, but if your camera has WB settings and/or shoots RAW:

I assume you are set to auto white balance? If you want a bit more consistency, pick a white balance that matches your location (shade, sun, cloudy, fluorescent, etc.).

Also shoot RAW instead of, or in addition to, JPEG. You have so much more ability to correct WB in RAW there's just no comparison.

Also shoot

Re: White Balance seems to shift

RobertTheFat — Sat, 11 Oct 2014 14:41:41 GMT

@larryj wrote:
Mark 111 changes white balance for no reason at all, on the same pic

Balancing off the color temperatures of competing light sources is difficult for any camera. But my impression is that my Mark III does at least as good a job of it as any other camera I've owned. If you shoot RAW, you can always overrule the camera with a photo editor.

Re: White Balance seems to shift

Skirball — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 15:24:44 GMT

Larry, you don't mention your shooting conditions, or whether or not you use auto WB. Auto WB will change constantly, every time the camera meters a shot, and can change dramatically if you're in mixed lighting, or there are color casts or whatnot. Also, flourescent lights actually change colors themselves. So you could shoot the same composition in a quick burst and have significantly different WB and even exposure.

Re: White Balance seems to shift

larryj — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:42:53 GMT

thank you

Re: White Balance seems to shift

larryj — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:49:46 GMT

I have tryed to use the different setting but still does not act like my 50d using same lens. this camera is a 5d mark111 . THANkS I will try more RAW