ThePolo Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Wheee! I got me a new camera for the holidays! The family came through, in a big way... I got just the one that I was hoping for. I unwrapped a Sony Cybershot 5.0 megapixel gift this past week... if the name weren't already taken, I'd call it my 'tiny god'. I snapped a few quick ones over the weekend, without tweaking any settings, and there is SUCH a HUGE difference in photo quality. The only problem that I'm having (granted, this could be because I'm using my 'old' setup, which probably sucks) is that the figures are coming out great, crystal clear, color's just about right, no focus issues, no blurring, no pixelation... but... my white background is coming out off-white, almost yellowish (about the color of a manila folder). I'm assuming that this is a white balance issue. I've never had to mess with white balance before, and there is a manual white balance setting, but I've never had to use one before... Any quick tips on the 'hows' and 'whys' from anyone out there? I plan on dedicating all of my 'uber-geek' time tonight (Monday, 9-11pm, wrasslin and mini painting whoo!) to figuring out this thing. Any input would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kheprera Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 Check the forums at Digital Photography Review and see what other users of that camera have to say. What kind of lighting are you using? Sounds like indoor tungsten lighting to me. Then again... READ YOUR MANUAL !! That manual is going to tell you the most about how to use your camera. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pae Posted December 29, 2003 Share Posted December 29, 2003 One thing I've done is to print a card of pure white, pure black, and pure grey. Then in photoshop I can tell it to use those pixels to calibrate the color balance. I haven't figured out quite how to do that in the gimp yet. As Ary says though, your manual is your best reference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coogle Posted December 30, 2003 Share Posted December 30, 2003 Yeah, the white balance is probably going auto to stop the pic getting washed out. I'd try a different background or manually configure until it hit's white again. Also your flash on this camera might be brighter, try turning it off, and using static lighting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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