white balance preset

Now that we have a better grasp of what are the different shooting modes, let’s now look in to another aspect of our camera that’s often been disregarded but very crucial in nailing the perfect shot; White Balance. To be honest, it’s only recently that I’ve tried exploring my camera’s White Balance feature. Unfortunately, this is not the case for most cameras, which is why some cameras are equipped with various White Balance presets allowing users to guide the camera to the right white in certain lighting conditions. White Balance presets A camera’s White Balance is set to Auto by default and is oftentimes left at that by most users for the entire duration of the camera’s life. This is exactly why we need to at least have a bird’s eye view of other White Balance presets in our camera in order to achieve desired results. With the exception of AWB, there are typically 8 White Balance presets that are available at your disposal and are displayed on the camera’s settings as symbols. Just to show how each presets affects the end result, here’s an image shot at different White Balance settings. Read more in our articles including "Photography: Introduction to White Balance" and "Globe to release White iPhone4 this week-end".