I shoot with the Fujifilm X-T4.The AWB on the Fuji is excellent---use it all the time and my white balance is always excellent no matter where I shoot. That sounds crazy, but it's true. Fuji has a feature I haven't seen on any other camera. It's called AWB-L, and you can assign it to one of your programmable buttons. Toggle it off and Fuji gives you the correct white balance for the scene, or room, your environment---whatever it might be. Toggle it on and the white balance you just acquired is LOCKED, and won't change, until you toggle it off to acquire a fresh white balance. IMO EVERY camera ought to have this feature. Is it always perfect? Absolutely speaking, "no." Practically speaking,"yes!"---it's either spot on or much closer than I could ever guess. And it eliminates the interruption of your work flow shooting to stop everything and get your white balance manually....and it's better than the presets. My white balance correction time in post in minimal. Glad I switched to Fuji.
Great tips as always 👍. Cards and light meters are not 'pointless' though. It's horses for courses. There are convenience manoeuvres that you can use as a one-man-band shooting a corporate video for a local business, that don't necessarily render set production techniques irrelevant.
Of course, I shouldn’t have called them pointless - definitely good practice in certain situations! For me however, the methods I speak about are way more manageable and easier for the workflow I have as a solo shooting :)
@@JoshCameron I came from a GH4 so functionally it was brilliant, haven't had the chance to put it to work on actual shoots. Speaking of which, do you mind doing a video on how you go about securing gigs? Is it mainly through word of mouth, or do you actively email companies offering your services? Thanks alot in advance :)
Did this mistake today. Had no time to prepare to shot a talent in a green screen setting. You know the situation when you are shooting video on a green screen and the client wants some stills. I went for the AWB.. big mistake.. made a lot of extra work for myself in post.
WB is very important in underwater videography because water selectively absorbs the long wavelengths in the visible spectrum so the deeper you the more of the red, orange, yellow coloured light is absorbed & the greater the blue colour cast across the video. The problem is that phytoplankton (chlorophyll) more or less dispersed through the water column changes that blue by varying amounts so there is not just one WB setting for all underwater photography.
many times, setting the white balance before starting recording is not possible in a fast manner, when you simply just have to shoot the scene quickly and not fiddle with any setting the camera. awb-lock is the best thing and it surprises me that only some expensive cameras have it. afaik, only fujifilm and sony started to implement it in recent years. this should be a feature avalilable in all cameras, beginner or not.
Funny, when I used the GH3, I used Kelvin or presets all the time, but was never really happy with the results. Probably wasn't doing it right back then. I also used the Custom WB tool that shoots something grey/white and uses that, but in extreme colour conditions like strong blue or yellow light that method isn't accurate, either. When I got the GH4, auto white balance was good enough to use for most things, and I could rely on it in general. The G9's auto WB is even more accurate.
As the generations of cameras get better I’ve also seen the AWB get better too, so I completely get where you’re coming from! It can be useful sometimes, however I’ve had so many cases where it’s ruined my shot so I always tend to set it before shooting 🙌🏼
@@JoshCameron I have to admit that as much as auto WB has worked for me, there have been times when it has screwed with me royally, hahaha. But not worse than trying to dial in the Kelvin on my GH3, that was not easy to get right. The GH4 was such a relief after that!
I’ll grey scale on a bigger shoot in different environments but those presets have been around for years and with good reason…..they work. Nice one mate…….hands up how many times you’ve forgotten WB though 😂
Sorry to mess in this otherwise good video, but I am always hurt when someone say in one line white balance and grey card. While there are some folks that do that, please write it somwhere that grey card is for expousre only. White card is for white ballance. I know that for creative purpose, you may use blue cards for white balance like my warm cards from vortex media, but still, dont confuse the audience.
Hi Josh I'm confused with one thing which is what if you want a specific colour, example a red or blue look does that mean white balance is wrong? Example John Wick films have a purple look to it..also what if I want shoot in a darkroom which is red look, which white balance shall I choose? I guess what I'm trying to say is sometimes the wrong white balance mode gives an artistic look to it, is that wrong?
You can skip any other setting for video - except White Balance. Always set WB manually. Even when you miss the correct WB setting, it is easy to correct in post with one click across entire timeline.
Thanks for this, Josh. About firmware update 2.3 that's coming in July, are you going to talk about it soon, or are you going to wait until it's released? I, for one, am excited about the S5 getting BRAW output. I'm wondering what else might be there.
I for sure will be making a video about it! I'd really like test it out first before I make any comments on how easy the workflow is, but for Resolve users it's going to be awesome :D
What WB setting is generaly accepted for video with an action camera (DJI Acton4) during winter with snow everywhere? I can't tell if towards blue or towards red is normal. During summer I set it to 5500k. Thanks!
Great video explaining White Balance for Lumix Cameras. Your footages are real nice in consistency of colours! Personally, I know how important it is to set WB, else it's a headache in post. Do you use the hue settings for WB? I find that changing Kelvin units, is not enough to get the right color. More often that not, I change the Kelvin and hue to match what AWB shows me. AWB lock like a previous commenter mentioned would be killer feature.
It is hard to set up correct white balance on my lumix s1, even on kelvin 5600, my footage is too green, luckly it's easy to correct in post. Do u have any tips for that?
I would like a video on why Auto White Balance is so bad even on cameras with AI capabilities - you’d think that Sony would be able to detect skin and properly adjust to skin tone….but they seemingly they can’t…
Hey Josh, I’m not sure if you or anyone else in the comments know the answer or have already made a video on it. But I’m super confused about the slow and quick function on the S5.. I’ve set the camera to NTSC & MOV so I can get 1080p, 4K 24p 10bit 4.2.2 etc. But I’m super confused because as soon as I go to the S&Q mode I literally can only set either 1080p 120fps 8bit 24p or 4K 60fps 24p 8bit (the options to go up to 180 is there). But also it immediately changes me back to MP4 and then when I click the dial back to movie mode I have to re select .MOV and re select 4K/1080 24p 10bit 4.2.2!. So confused I’m sure I’m doing something wrong because it seems so stupid it’s frustrating. Thanks thanks if anyone has any tips.
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I shoot with the Fujifilm X-T4.The AWB on the Fuji is excellent---use it all the time and my white balance is always excellent no matter where I shoot. That sounds crazy, but it's true. Fuji has a feature I haven't seen on any other camera. It's called AWB-L, and you can assign it to one of your programmable buttons. Toggle it off and Fuji gives you the correct white balance for the scene, or room, your environment---whatever it might be. Toggle it on and the white balance you just acquired is LOCKED, and won't change, until you toggle it off to acquire a fresh white balance. IMO EVERY camera ought to have this feature.
Is it always perfect? Absolutely speaking, "no." Practically speaking,"yes!"---it's either spot on or much closer than I could ever guess. And it eliminates the interruption of your work flow shooting to stop everything and get your white balance manually....and it's better than the presets. My white balance correction time in post in minimal.
Glad I switched to Fuji.
Really happy to hear that the XT4 is giving you the results you’re after! Being able to lock AWB is definitely a great feature 🙌🏼
@@JoshCameron It's amazing. Not quite the IBIS of the S5, but good enough with MUCH better peaking than any camera I've ever used.
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Great tips as always 👍. Cards and light meters are not 'pointless' though. It's horses for courses. There are convenience manoeuvres that you can use as a one-man-band shooting a corporate video for a local business, that don't necessarily render set production techniques irrelevant.
Of course, I shouldn’t have called them pointless - definitely good practice in certain situations! For me however, the methods I speak about are way more manageable and easier for the workflow I have as a solo shooting :)
Simplicity is the answer!
Thanks, very helpful
Amazing tip. Thank you for the consistent uploads! Just got my S5 2 weeks ago :)
Thank you for watching! Ah awesome! How are you finding it so far??
@@JoshCameron I came from a GH4 so functionally it was brilliant, haven't had the chance to put it to work on actual shoots. Speaking of which, do you mind doing a video on how you go about securing gigs? Is it mainly through word of mouth, or do you actively email companies offering your services? Thanks alot in advance :)
Short & straight to the point ⚡️⚡️
Thanks dude!
Did this mistake today. Had no time to prepare to shot a talent in a green screen setting. You know the situation when you are shooting video on a green screen and the client wants some stills. I went for the AWB.. big mistake.. made a lot of extra work for myself in post.
ah that sucks! So easy to do though and I’ve given myself that headache a thousand times 😂
WB is very important in underwater videography because water selectively absorbs the long wavelengths in the visible spectrum so the deeper you the more of the red, orange, yellow coloured light is absorbed & the greater the blue colour cast across the video. The problem is that phytoplankton (chlorophyll) more or less dispersed through the water column changes that blue by varying amounts so there is not just one WB setting for all underwater photography.
totally agree with you. helped me a lot. thanks. S5 videos are amazing by the way i own a S5 as well.
Thanks for the kind words buddy! Glad you enjoyed this video!
Appreciate this video! Thanks for taking us back to basics with AWB
many times, setting the white balance before starting recording is not possible in a fast manner, when you simply just have to shoot the scene quickly and not fiddle with any setting the camera. awb-lock is the best thing and it surprises me that only some expensive cameras have it. afaik, only fujifilm and sony started to implement it in recent years. this should be a feature avalilable in all cameras, beginner or not.
Great video Josh, Nice and quick and to the point... love it
Thanks mate! Really appreciate it 🙌🏼
Funny, when I used the GH3, I used Kelvin or presets all the time, but was never really happy with the results. Probably wasn't doing it right back then. I also used the Custom WB tool that shoots something grey/white and uses that, but in extreme colour conditions like strong blue or yellow light that method isn't accurate, either. When I got the GH4, auto white balance was good enough to use for most things, and I could rely on it in general. The G9's auto WB is even more accurate.
As the generations of cameras get better I’ve also seen the AWB get better too, so I completely get where you’re coming from!
It can be useful sometimes, however I’ve had so many cases where it’s ruined my shot so I always tend to set it before shooting 🙌🏼
@@JoshCameron I have to admit that as much as auto WB has worked for me, there have been times when it has screwed with me royally, hahaha. But not worse than trying to dial in the Kelvin on my GH3, that was not easy to get right. The GH4 was such a relief after that!
Nice and quick! Thanks !
I’ll grey scale on a bigger shoot in different environments but those presets have been around for years and with good reason…..they work. Nice one mate…….hands up how many times you’ve forgotten WB though 😂
Hahahaha I’ve forgotten so many times! Thanks for the comment bud, hope you’re good!
@@JoshCameron yeah great thank you mate, awesome to see you keeping busy and loving your work dude!
Thank you for the simplicity.
I did a shoot this week with some bright orange backgrounds, AWB had a very bad time in some clips. Definitely won't be making that mistake again.
I've made that mistake too many times as well!
Josh what would you set a indoor event with spotlights at.
Good tips...which one do i have to select for the quality images on my camera ? Thanks
Sorry to mess in this otherwise good video, but I am always hurt when someone say in one line white balance and grey card. While there are some folks that do that, please write it somwhere that grey card is for expousre only. White card is for white ballance. I know that for creative purpose, you may use blue cards for white balance like my warm cards from vortex media, but still, dont confuse the audience.
Wrong. It's used for white balance
when you told me this......🤯 Great to see you on the up bro. Gerald Undone better watch out ;)
Ahahaha ! Such a common thing to over look ! Haha I doubt that, he’s got quite a comfortable lead so far 🤣😂
Great tips, thanks.
Thanks for watching!
Will setting the white balance help reduce the blue cast?
Hi Josh I'm confused with one thing which is what if you want a specific colour, example a red or blue look does that mean white balance is wrong? Example John Wick films have a purple look to it..also what if I want shoot in a darkroom which is red look, which white balance shall I choose? I guess what I'm trying to say is sometimes the wrong white balance mode gives an artistic look to it, is that wrong?
How do you manually set the white balance in the LUMIX S series Camera?
YES!!!!!!!!!!
Good video! Thank you!
You can skip any other setting for video - except White Balance. Always set WB manually. Even when you miss the correct WB setting, it is easy to correct in post with one click across entire timeline.
Words to live by!
Nice and practise vídeo!
Thank you!
Thx !!! Great video
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this, Josh. About firmware update 2.3 that's coming in July, are you going to talk about it soon, or are you going to wait until it's released? I, for one, am excited about the S5 getting BRAW output. I'm wondering what else might be there.
I for sure will be making a video about it! I'd really like test it out first before I make any comments on how easy the workflow is, but for Resolve users it's going to be awesome :D
Thank you!
What WB setting is generaly accepted for video with an action camera (DJI Acton4) during winter with snow everywhere? I can't tell if towards blue or towards red is normal. During summer I set it to 5500k. Thanks!
Great video explaining White Balance for Lumix Cameras. Your footages are real nice in consistency of colours! Personally, I know how important it is to set WB, else it's a headache in post.
Do you use the hue settings for WB? I find that changing Kelvin units, is not enough to get the right color. More often that not, I change the Kelvin and hue to match what AWB shows me. AWB lock like a previous commenter mentioned would be killer feature.
Thank you for the kind words buddy!
I don't use any Hue settings for my WB, I just do it based on the colour temperature only!
Good Advice
Thank you man❤
thank you!
It is hard to set up correct white balance on my lumix s1, even on kelvin 5600, my footage is too green, luckly it's easy to correct in post. Do u have any tips for that?
Thank you ...
I would like a video on why Auto White Balance is so bad even on cameras with AI capabilities - you’d think that Sony would be able to detect skin and properly adjust to skin tone….but they seemingly they can’t…
please someone help me, my a7iv gives so red skintone photos and video expect slog 3 what should i do😊
I use Kelvin as you can get very creative with it..
Anyone else use auto iso? I got the xh2s
Hmm.. I still think white card is much better than presets. But I get it. When u r busy, just gotta go with the presets
Hey Josh, I’m not sure if you or anyone else in the comments know the answer or have already made a video on it. But I’m super confused about the slow and quick function on the S5.. I’ve set the camera to NTSC & MOV so I can get 1080p, 4K 24p 10bit 4.2.2 etc. But I’m super confused because as soon as I go to the S&Q mode I literally can only set either 1080p 120fps 8bit 24p or 4K 60fps 24p 8bit (the options to go up to 180 is there). But also it immediately changes me back to MP4 and then when I click the dial back to movie mode I have to re select .MOV and re select 4K/1080 24p 10bit 4.2.2!. So confused I’m sure I’m doing something wrong because it seems so stupid it’s frustrating. Thanks thanks if anyone has any tips.
I don’t know if there is a fix for this. I deal with the same inconvenience.
Simply set the video settings you need and save them under C1,2 and 3. If you switch from these to S&Q it works as expected.
Confusion
Vide. Sans intérêt.
I learnt this the hard way... Fkn blue haze
Thanks!