White balance comparison
I decided to do a white balance comparison, since I had a set of white balance cards on hand. I took the photo in RAW format, then used Canon Digital Photo Professional for processing. Shown here is the same photo, but with three different white balance settings.
With the Click white balance setting, you click on the white object you want to use as the basis for white balance in the photo. In this case, the white balance card. This setting was the most accurate.
The Tungsten setting was pretty close. I was in place illuminated by a fluorescent lamp. However, its lampshade causes the light to take on a tungsten bulb's temperature. I have had success with the Tungsten white balance setting when shooting under this lamp. The white balance of the middle photo would have been OK with me. The only issue is a slightly bluish hue.
The bottom photo shows Auto white balance. Auto wasn't the best and it wasn't the worst. If I recall correctly, the fluorescent white balance turned things purple. The white and the gray looked decent, but there was a noticeable yellow hue. I like my photos to look warm, but I'll acknowledge the colors in this last example aren't 100% accurate.
White balance comparison
I decided to do a white balance comparison, since I had a set of white balance cards on hand. I took the photo in RAW format, then used Canon Digital Photo Professional for processing. Shown here is the same photo, but with three different white balance settings.
With the Click white balance setting, you click on the white object you want to use as the basis for white balance in the photo. In this case, the white balance card. This setting was the most accurate.
The Tungsten setting was pretty close. I was in place illuminated by a fluorescent lamp. However, its lampshade causes the light to take on a tungsten bulb's temperature. I have had success with the Tungsten white balance setting when shooting under this lamp. The white balance of the middle photo would have been OK with me. The only issue is a slightly bluish hue.
The bottom photo shows Auto white balance. Auto wasn't the best and it wasn't the worst. If I recall correctly, the fluorescent white balance turned things purple. The white and the gray looked decent, but there was a noticeable yellow hue. I like my photos to look warm, but I'll acknowledge the colors in this last example aren't 100% accurate.