When you set a cameras white balance manually, am I right in thinking that you do it under the conditions you intend to take the photo?, for instance in a hangar with tungsten lighting?, pardon my ignorance on the subject but I usually leave the camera in full auto mode, however recently I’ve begun to fiddle about with my cameras manual settings in an attempt to improve my photos, basic info on ISO settings would also be useful.
If anyone can assist I’d be very grateful.
-Dazza
By: Dazza - 3rd March 2004 at 17:30
Thanks guys, much appreciated.:)
-Dazza
By: Ren Frew - 3rd March 2004 at 17:06
Basically speaking an ISO setting is for calibrating the camera to the chosen film speed. In digital terms the ISO setting is similar to video camera gain settings or amplification.
The faster the ISO setting (higher number) the better the film/digital camera will perform in poorer lighting conditions. In other words the higher the ISO nimber the more grain/gain will be noticeable in the final picture.
It’s always worth keeping the ISO setting as low as you can. Start at 100 and work upwards.:D
As for white balance, unless you intend to colour grade afterwards, it’s more professional to try and obtain a manual white balance, as a rule of thumb.
By: Snapper - 2nd March 2004 at 23:40
Yes – if you are doing a custom white balance. However, for certain things, you may have a preloaded setting that is fine. The flash setting on my 10D is perfect for my studio lights – AWB will mess with the colours depending on what the subjects wear.
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March 2, 2004 at 8:50 pm