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Docea Marius · March 7th, 2016, 10:53 AM

a very big problem from FS5..you can not correct the white balance..I was in a room with more green..white balance made FS5 It is corrected by adding purple I could not do that..on Sony A7S ..it's simple, right click and ready I hope sony solve this problem I say that is very important ..PLEASE SONY

Noa Put · March 7th, 2016, 10:58 AM

If you manually whitebalance in such a case, how does it look then? Does the camera then still give false color? Also what do you mean with "right click"on the a7s?

Nate Haustein · March 7th, 2016, 11:27 AM

You can do it in the PP settings. Green-magenta and blue-orange shift. Sorry it's not easier. I know what you mean about the WB correction menu on the A7s cameras, it's convenient.

Ray Lee · March 7th, 2016, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Docea Marius

a very big problem from FS5..you can not correct the white balance..I was in a room with more green..white balance made FS5 It is corrected by adding purple I could not do that..on Sony A7S ..it's simple, right click and ready I hope sony solve this problem I say that is very important ..PLEASE SONY

I may not understand the issue (sorry) but you can correct the WB on the FS5, just stick a grey card in front of the lens and hit the WB button next to the lens on the front of the camera. I am also having good luck with an ExpoDisc (white lens cap for WB DSLRs) but the cards area better for mixed light

Kevin Langdon · March 8th, 2016, 01:44 AM

Can you manually dial in a white balance setting like some other Sony cameras via the menu?

Docea Marius · March 8th, 2016, 04:35 AM

i made wb wit gray card..no problem ..i have a green shift on image i must coercion this with add purple.. is possible to made this on FS5 ?

Noa Put · March 8th, 2016, 04:58 AM

Did you read Nate's suggestion to make a green-magenta and blue-orange shift in the PP settings? Does that not work?

Dave Sperling · March 8th, 2016, 09:27 AM

Let's not forget that doing a white balance can sometimes be a bit of a 'dance' if you're in a room with multiple colors of light sources (such as greenish overhead fluorescents combined with window light from large windows.) Not to mention the fact that many locations will have several different colors of fluorescent bulbs in the same room. If you have too much window light on the card your fluorescent-lit subjects may be too green/yellow, and if you are balancing to just the fluorescents then people near the windows may be too purple/magenta.
Ideally you want to have all the light sources the same color, but if you can't make that happen, then you have to create a 'best overall' balance -- which may require you to do some tweaking in post. I've sometimes been stuck in similar situations where the solution has been to get the background room to look right and then do a secondary color correct on the offending skin tones in post.

March 7th, 2016, 10:53 AM	#1
Docea Marius Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Romania Posts: 175	Fs5 awb a very big problem from FS5..you can not correct the white balance..I was in a room with more green..white balance made FS5 It is corrected by adding purple I could not do that..on Sony A7S ..it's simple, right click and ready I hope sony solve this problem I say that is very important ..PLEASE SONY

March 7th, 2016, 10:58 AM	#2
Noa Put Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 9,509	Re: Fs5 awb If you manually whitebalance in such a case, how does it look then? Does the camera then still give false color? Also what do you mean with "right click"on the a7s?

March 7th, 2016, 11:27 AM	#3
Nate Haustein Trustee Join Date: May 2007 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,313	Re: Fs5 awb You can do it in the PP settings. Green-magenta and blue-orange shift. Sorry it's not easier. I know what you mean about the WB correction menu on the A7s cameras, it's convenient. __________________ Nate Haustein PXW-FX9 / FCPX www.flightcreativemedia.com

March 8th, 2016, 01:44 AM	#5
Kevin Langdon Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Somerset, England Posts: 120	Re: Fs5 awb Can you manually dial in a white balance setting like some other Sony cameras via the menu?

March 8th, 2016, 04:35 AM	#6
Docea Marius Regular Crew Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Romania Posts: 175	Re: Fs5 awb i made wb wit gray card..no problem ..i have a green shift on image i must coercion this with add purple.. is possible to made this on FS5 ?

March 8th, 2016, 04:58 AM	#7
Noa Put Inner Circle Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Belgium Posts: 9,509	Re: Fs5 awb Did you read Nate's suggestion to make a green-magenta and blue-orange shift in the PP settings? Does that not work?

March 8th, 2016, 09:27 AM	#8
Dave Sperling Major Player Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Tinton Falls, NJ Posts: 780	Re: Fs5 awb Let's not forget that doing a white balance can sometimes be a bit of a 'dance' if you're in a room with multiple colors of light sources (such as greenish overhead fluorescents combined with window light from large windows.) Not to mention the fact that many locations will have several different colors of fluorescent bulbs in the same room. If you have too much window light on the card your fluorescent-lit subjects may be too green/yellow, and if you are balancing to just the fluorescents then people near the windows may be too purple/magenta. Ideally you want to have all the light sources the same color, but if you can't make that happen, then you have to create a 'best overall' balance -- which may require you to do some tweaking in post. I've sometimes been stuck in similar situations where the solution has been to get the background room to look right and then do a secondary color correct on the offending skin tones in post.