Originally posted by swanlefitte I can lock autofocus so why not think autocolor could too. I know I can set my own wb but that takes time in menus. Most of the time I don't want true color but for a fast panorama it sucks changing everything. I changed my wb and then an opportunity arose and I had the wrong settings. That means even more time. Now I am sure when I am done i will forget to change back meaning even more time in post redoing things. A quick aim holding a button down to lock the readings like half shutter press for autofocus or green button for auto metering would be nice.
....still waiting on my panorama to merge this whole time writing but then it took more minutes loading the batch to apply settings.
If you only need constant WB, the easiest is to use one of the presets. For landscape panomarama, the daylight setting should do just fine most of the time. Yes, you have to go through the menu but it's only a matter of seconds... Most camera bodies even have a WB button which makes this operation a quick and easy operation. The WB button is no more difficult to press than the green button... Just press the WB button, select the daylight preset, press OK. It's not like it's a complex or time consuming operation.
It's even possible to make it quicker by recording all the settings in one of the user mode on the dial. Just turn the dial to the user mode when making panorama and turn it back to whatever it was before when finished... Could not be much simpler or faster than that.
As for forgetting to going back to AWB, it's not different than any other settings. Do you forget to turn back on AF ? Or forget to get out of M mode ? In fact, it's even more minor than mos other settings since it can be corrected afterward with any adverse effect on the picture.
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Originally posted by photoptimist But if you know the light source for a panorama -- e.g., sunlight -- then pick "Daylight WB" as shoot away. Note that even for sunrise and sunset panoramas, Daylight WB does a nice job because retains the warmth of the light rather than make the scene look like it was shot midday.
In fact, for this reason, many people even prefer to stick to "Daylight" WB instead of AWB for anything but artificial lighting. Some photography teachers even recommend this to their students.