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secateurs · 03-05-2011, 05:21 PM

Hi,

I discovered something interesting the other day regarding white balance on the k-5:

When you are shooting in JPEG and you take a shot and it comes up on the LCD screen for the instant review, if you then press the WB button, you can change the white balance of that shot!

I.e. the white balance can be changed for the last shot taken!

I guess this done in a similar way to converting the last shot to RAW.

Note: It sometimes takes quite a while for the display to come up, and sometimes pressing another button or toggling the dial seems to make it appear quicker.

Anyway, I just thought this was interesting.

creampuff · 03-05-2011, 05:33 PM

This is not a new thing.

secateurs · 03-05-2011, 06:27 PM

Do you mean it's not new to the K-5? Or it's been discussed here before? I haven't seen any discussions on the boards regarding this, and i didn't come across it in the user manual. So i decided to share.

imtheguy · 03-05-2011, 06:38 PM

Thanks for the post. Its certainly new to me and may save a shot next time its left in flash AWB for an outdoor shot.

cpopham · 03-05-2011, 06:45 PM

You can something similar with cameras all the way back to the K20, and possibly further - it's certainly a very handy feature sometimes!

What I'm describing is somewhat different - when you go into the WB settings, it will show the last taken shot - once you've changed the settings, if you press OK, it will save the previous shot with the new settings. You can do this with most of the imaging settings in the function menu, in fact.

Arpe · 03-05-2011, 07:04 PM

So it saves the most recent raw file in memory and you are changing the development of that presumably.

secateurs · 03-05-2011, 10:31 PM

Originally posted by Arpe

So it saves the most recent raw file in memory and you are changing the development of that presumably.

I'd say so.

By the way, if you press Play or any other button, or if the instant review image disappears from the LCD for any other reason, i don't think it's possible to do the WB setting anymore.

bymy141 · 03-06-2011, 08:23 AM

Originally posted by secateurs

I'd say so.

By the way, if you press Play or any other button, or if the instant review image disappears from the LCD for any other reason, i don't think it's possible to do the WB setting anymore.

That is one of the best reasons not to shoot in JPEG.
Memory is cheap and most photo software around recognizes DNG and many regonize PEF these days.
If you need to post a photo on the Internet or put it in a document, exporting it to JPEG is a matter of a few mouse click work.

Bert

03-05-2011, 05:21 PM	#1
secateurs Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Adelaide, Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 250	Interesting discovery RE White Balance Hi, I discovered something interesting the other day regarding white balance on the k-5: When you are shooting in JPEG and you take a shot and it comes up on the LCD screen for the instant review, if you then press the WB button, you can change the white balance of that shot! I.e. the white balance can be changed for the last shot taken! I guess this done in a similar way to converting the last shot to RAW. Note: It sometimes takes quite a while for the display to come up, and sometimes pressing another button or toggling the dial seems to make it appear quicker. Anyway, I just thought this was interesting.

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03-05-2011, 05:33 PM	#2
creampuff Veteran Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Singapore Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,953	This is not a new thing.

03-05-2011, 06:27 PM	#3
secateurs Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Adelaide, Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 250 Original Poster	Do you mean it's not new to the K-5? Or it's been discussed here before? I haven't seen any discussions on the boards regarding this, and i didn't come across it in the user manual. So i decided to share.

03-05-2011, 06:38 PM	#4
imtheguy Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,950	Thanks for the post. Its certainly new to me and may save a shot next time its left in flash AWB for an outdoor shot.

03-05-2011, 06:45 PM	#5
cpopham Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Auckland Posts: 553	You can something similar with cameras all the way back to the K20, and possibly further - it's certainly a very handy feature sometimes! What I'm describing is somewhat different - when you go into the WB settings, it will show the last taken shot - once you've changed the settings, if you press OK, it will save the previous shot with the new settings. You can do this with most of the imaging settings in the function menu, in fact.

03-05-2011, 07:04 PM	#6
Arpe Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,452	So it saves the most recent raw file in memory and you are changing the development of that presumably.

03-05-2011, 10:31 PM	#7
secateurs Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Adelaide, Australia Photos: Albums Posts: 250 Original Poster	Originally posted by Arpe So it saves the most recent raw file in memory and you are changing the development of that presumably. I'd say so. By the way, if you press Play or any other button, or if the instant review image disappears from the LCD for any other reason, i don't think it's possible to do the WB setting anymore.

03-06-2011, 08:23 AM	#8
bymy141 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,563	Originally posted by secateurs I'd say so. By the way, if you press Play or any other button, or if the instant review image disappears from the LCD for any other reason, i don't think it's possible to do the WB setting anymore. That is one of the best reasons not to shoot in JPEG. Memory is cheap and most photo software around recognizes DNG and many regonize PEF these days. If you need to post a photo on the Internet or put it in a document, exporting it to JPEG is a matter of a few mouse click work. Bert

Interesting discovery RE White Balance

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