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Lumix GH series and auto white balance problem
  • simurgsimurg

    I'm shooting in the woods. In automatic mode the colors faded. I think the light green color is the reference camera. What can I do for the most accurate colors. What is the best method of setting white balance for GH1 & GH2?

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  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    I do not know how it is related to grading?

    Most accurate method is to set it by gray card or entering kelvin value.

  • simurgsimurg

    Can I count on it: http://www.ebay.com/itm/230764191050?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1438.l2649

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Try this

    http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=collapsible+grey+card

    It is just usually more useful. Or get small hard card.

  • simurgsimurg

    Thanks. My dream: Gh3 by internal kelvin meter. :)

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    My dream: Gh3 by internal kelvin meter. :)

    No such thing as Kelvin meter exist.

    Some tools make estimation about color temperature. But it is estimation, that can be wrong, for example, with leds and fluos.

  • punditpundit

    Not all grey cards can be trusted to give accurate white balance.

    I use the older version of the WhiBal card...

    http://michaeltapesdesign.com/whibal.html

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Not all grey cards can be trusted to give accurate white balance

    Yep, but bad ones are not very easy to find now.

    Except may be some cheapest paper ones.

  • zigizigizigizigi

    IMO GH cameras tend to shift plant greens towards khaki. So the problem might be not just about the white balance. Try to use Vibrant color profile while shooting mother nature instead of Standard or Smooth, or specifically yellowish Nostalgic. Vibrant has less dynamic range and is a bit oversaturated but the greens look more like greens with it, and you may dial saturation down as well or desaturate in post.

  • ahblezaahbleza

    @Vitaliy_Kiselev

    "The Minolta color meter II had its peak in the pre digital era, and was found in a lot of photography studios. They used to color correct slide films to remove color cast. Now with the digital era the color meter has made a comeback, at least it has for me. Being able to measure the color temperature (Kelvin) you get accurate white balance, and you spend less time post processing your pictures. "

    http://www.momentcorp.com/review/colormeter.html

    Are you saying this meter is wrong? Is it a calibration issue?

  • Vitaliy_KiselevVitaliy_Kiselev

    Are you saying this meter is wrong?

    It can be good, for tungsten.

    Led and fluos require full spectrum measuring that this thing can't do.

    Also this is the reason why adjusting simple white balance you can't get rid of this light issues.

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