Hi,
maybe start here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAW_format but don't
be put off by the technobabble in the first paragraph, it gets clearer
br
jez
On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 8:00 PM, Olaf Greve <ogreve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi C.H. and Philippe,
>
>
> Thanks for your aswers!
> It looks like when shooting in JPEG WB balance setting is required for
> each situation then... All clear.
> One thing I'm wondering about, however, is the RAW format. I had never
> looked into it and thought it would be just a lossless format, such as
> TIFF, however, the remarks from the both of you suggest there are more
> advantages, like not having to set the WB???
> Can you (or anyone else) give a quick run-down on the format and its
> advantages? I'm getting curious to this...:)
>
>
> Thx and cheers!
> Olafo
>
> On 30 Sep 2009, at 16:59, "C.H.Ling" <ch_photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Olaf, if you don't like RAW then the only way is to set color temp.
>> before
>> shooting. For flash just use "Flash" or "Daylight" WB. For outdoor,
>> bring a
>> grey card, lock the white balance by using "One-touch white balance"
>> at page
>> 85 of E500 PDF manual.
>>
>> C.H.Ling
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Olaf Greve"
>>
>>> Hi Philippe,
>>>
>>>> Sounds like JPEG to me, do you also shoot RAW?
>>>
>>> Nope, I shoot in (the) high(est?) quality JPEG, never RAW.
>>>
>>>> If so, this is kind of non-issue - get the WB dropper (in PS or LR)
>>>> where you think the white should be, that's it.
>>>
>>> Ehmmm, I don't think I get it... With 'PS' I guess you mean
>>> PhotoShop?
>>> If so, wouldn't that just give me an indication of the WB mismatch in
>>> that particular picture, or will it give me information that can be
>>> used
>>> to make global adjustments in the camera in order to compensate for
>>> the
>>> mismatch?
>>>
>>> What I'm trying to prevent, is to have to do this as post-processing
>>> step for each picture, and instead try to figure out a global camera
>>> setting that alleviates these issues as much as possible...
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Olafo
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