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White balancing a shot

White balancing a shot

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White balancing a shot

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So in the previous movie I explained the concept of color temperature and why it's important to white balance. If you don't understand exactly what color temperature is, you should watch that movie first, because the concept of color temperature and the function of white balance go hand in hand. Now in this movie I am going to discuss exactly how and when to white balance your camera. Most cameras have built-in preset functions for daylight and indoor white balance and fairly reliable auto white balance functions. These functions are sometimes indicated by a little light bulb symbol for indoor light at 3200K or a little sun symbol for daylight at 5600K. In the case of auto white balance, you're likely to see ATW or Auto WB somewhere on the screen. You can use the factory presets or auto white balance if it's more practical, but if you want the best results, then you need to learn the white balance the way the pros do, and that's full manual baby. So the first real question is when…

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