BTW:
I have foud that AWB doesn't get Tunsten light right. MWB does, seemingly.

Jens Bladt
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Fra: Jens Bladt [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sendt: 10. marts 2005 22:53
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Emne: RE: Setting White Balance (was: NorCal First Pic)


John F wrote:

>your camera can't tell
>the difference between a white card under dim lighting and a
>grey card under bright lighting.

Sounds about right to me...
Unless accurately exposed, any white is gray. 

Jens Bladt
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Sendt: 10. marts 2005 18:54
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Emne: Re: Setting White Balance (was: NorCal First Pic)


[EMAIL PROTECTED] mused:
> 
> For setting white balance, you should use a pure white card,
> not a neutral gray card.
> Paul

In theory it should make no difference - your camera can't tell
the difference between a white card under dim lighting and a
grey card under bright lighting.

In practice there usually *is* a difference, although usually
ony of interest to gear heads.  I've seen some colo(u)rimetric
results that suggest white cards are just a little more prone
to discolouration, so a gray card is a slightly better choice.
(The difference, though, is hardly noticeable - under 1%).

Far more important is to make sure that your test object fills
a significant amount of your total field of view.

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