whitebalance lockdown technique

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Reflex Films

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I have had quite a few issues of my white balance going astray - leading to some time wasting in post with color correction. (- my in camera color settings and color biases via the menu are set to 0)

I have read a few issues of the HVX200 (the old one- which i have) being less than reliable with its "color accuracy"


is there a way to lock it down to represent natural warmer sunlight (a preset) and indoor cooler blueish light (b preset) white balance without it wandering ? And then i can deal with mixed light sources as they come up.

i would rather not have to continually white balance as i shoot. (have enough to think about while "directing" ,focusing , framing, dollying etc etc ) -And fixing green faces in post is a pain in the a**.
 
Just to emphasize what is implicit in vic77 post, this is not an issue with your camera and your white balance is not going "astray." If you are going to shoot in changing light conditions, you need to white balance periodically or color correct in post (unless you enable auto-white balance, which I don't think anyone here would recommend). I own the original HVX200 and have never experienced or heard of any issues concerning it's "color accuracy." I am curious about what you are referring to when you say there are issues.
 
Reflex Films said:
IAnd then i can deal with mixed light sources as they come up.
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I think Reflex Films might be saying that he feels his white balance is "drifting" as he shoots in the same lighting setup, which would be a problem if you're locked down and the color still keeps going off. If this is the case, Reflex, it should not be doing this and may need to be repaired.

However, if you're mobile with the camera and you find the light changing, that's probably not the camera. I shot in an office which had different lights in almost every single room, which required me to white balance as soon as I walked into another area. A pain to be sure, but worth it to get the right color.
 
Watch your shutter speed. It should be set on 1/60th (in the USA/NTSC). If you're shooting under fluorescents with a fast shutter speed, it can cause a color shift in your footage that looks like a white balance change, when it in fact isn't.

If you're not using ATW, your white balance will not change during a shot. So if you see a color shift, it's caused by something else -- either the actual light changing, or using a fast shutter speed under fluorescents.
 
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