Autofocus and AWB

[ferguson911]

Need some help selectioning the white balance and focus ont my camera... wodnering what each one does.

i have a panasonic lumix fz-35, and i'm not sure what kind of focus I should use for which situations.

i shoot using RAW 12.1 MP and process my images with lightroom 2


very open question need very open answers thank you

 

[rusty9]

Need some help selectioning the white balance and focus ont my camera... wodnering what each one does.

Selectioning??? did you just create a new word?

Read the manual, imo

 

[D-B-J]

well, white balance depends on what you want. And if you are shooting in raw, why bother? You basically create your ideal wb when you postprocess.

 

[ferguson911]

Need some help selectioning the white balance and focus ont my camera... wodnering what each one does.

Selectioning??? did you just create a new word?

Read the manual, imo

selecting.........my error

well the manual just names the different modes, i need more of a practical example!

 

[ferguson911]

well, white balance depends on what you want. And if you are shooting in raw, why bother? You basically create your ideal wb when you postprocess.

so should i turn my white balance OFF ? or leave it to auto

 

[Dallmeyer]

Select the WB for the situation: Sunny, Cloudy, Shade, Tungsten, Flourescent, Flash.

 

[ferguson911]

Select the WB for the situation: Sunny, Cloudy, Shade, Tungsten, Flourescent, Flash.

even when shooting in raw format? it isnt better to turn it off?

 

[D-B-J]

Normally, i let mine chill at auto when i shoot in raw, then go back and edit it after in pp.

 

[KmH]

There is no "off" for WB. Raw doesn't use WB, just what the image sensor actually saw and recorded.

However, RAW converters like ACR will start by showing the RAW conversion "As Shot" which is whatever WB setting you had the camera set to when you released the shutter. It can be changed to any other preset, or specific light temperture in the converter.

Since the specifics vary somewhat from camera model to camera model, which focus mode you would use for various situations should be apparent from the information in the users manual and a bit of critical thinking.

 

[Dallmeyer]

Select the WB for the situation: Sunny, Cloudy, Shade, Tungsten, Flourescent, Flash.

even when shooting in raw format? it isnt better to turn it off?

Yes i use the preset kelvin values. Perhaps my software autoadjusts when i load an image. I've noticed a few can/do - UFRAW, Silkypix DS4. I gave up worrying otherwise.

 

[travistank]

Yes I agree that when shooting raw you dont necessarily have to white balance, but I use a white balancing reflector looking thing from lastolite and I love the turnout. Makes me not have to worry about it in post when it takes literally like one minute to get it right in camera. Plus I dont really trust AWB. could be just me.

 

[Dallmeyer]

Exactly.

There is no "off" for WB. Raw doesn't use WB, just what the image sensor actually saw and recorded.