white balance

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jlloyd

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Ok maybe I have shaken baby syndrome, but i can't get my head around the white balance. Coming from a canon camera I would fill the screen with something white and hit the manual balance button until it stopped flashing. What do i do with the DVX?

Thanks in advance
 
Re: white balance

the white doesnt have to fill the entire frame either, just try for most of it at least and it will still work. If you are standing in front of the camera and the lens is pointed at you, it would be on the lower right facing you. I believe the button says AWB.
 
Re: white balance

OK so just hold it down until it says "AWB something OK"

makes sense

don't know why this is making me mental.....
 
Re: white balance

You don't even need to hold it down. In fact, if you do, it will go into black balancing, and you don't need to do that very often.
 
Re: white balance

First:

RTM :)

Second:

Check the setting of the white balance switch. There are three states; A, B, PRST. If you press the AWB when the switch is set to:

A or B - The camera automatically calcs the white balance and then assigns that setting to the A or B memory value.

PRST - The camera displays the current temperature setting, either 3200K or 5600K. Each press toggles between these two presets.

Be sure to have the camera viewing an evenly lit white surface when you set the A or B values. Also, have your shutter speed set correctly.
 
Re: white balance

Yeah for some reason the manual was making me mental.

altho its right there in front of me. Now if only there was a button to make my footage look good. Like an AUTO "non-crap footage" button. Wonder when that will be developed.
 
HansK said:
First:

RTM :)

Second:

Check the setting of the white balance switch. There are three states; A, B, PRST. If you press the AWB when the switch is set to:

A or B - The camera automatically calcs the white balance and then assigns that setting to the A or B memory value.

PRST - The camera displays the current temperature setting, either 3200K or 5600K. Each press toggles between these two presets.

Be sure to have the camera viewing an evenly lit white surface when you set the A or B values. Also, have your shutter speed set correctly.
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I was just getting ready to post a question about this, I've been reading Barry's book and it's quite helpful, but the section on ATW/AWB was dizzying, this explanation is exactly what I was looking for, greatly appreciated, simple, and thanks!
 
I recently taped an event lit by overhead flo lights. I did a quick white balance, then went on with the shoot. Later, I found my white balance was way off the mark. My conclusion was that in my rush to get ready, I did not properly set exposure before doing the white balance, and I believe that is why my white balance was way off the mark. So, set white balance with correct exposure!
 
What kind of things do you use for a white balance card? Anyone actually buy them, or do you use notebook paper? White towel? DOes it matter? How about those warm cards?
 
I use a white towel. No reflections, nice and white, plus I can wrap things in my carrying case with the towel for extra protection during transport.
 
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