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Chosa · 08-24-2019, 01:21 PM

Hi everybody,

After two week of KP, and many shots, I can't find any difference between the two settings (AWB & MAWB)... at least on the KP lcd (I'm on holiday and I can't watch them on a monitor) ...(I take the picture in daylight or shadow or under a tungsten light in a room...not at night) ...

I run the last update firmware

Is multi auto White balance effective only in certains situations or is my camera that have some bug?

pschlute · 08-24-2019, 03:26 PM

Originally posted by Chosa

Is multi auto White balance effective only in certains situations

When you have mixed light sources.

**Larrymc** · 08-24-2019, 07:25 PM

Originally posted by Chosa

Hi everybody,

After two week of KP, and many shots, I can't find any difference between the two settings (AWB & MAWB)... at least on the KP lcd (I'm on holiday and I can't watch them on a monitor) ...(I take the picture in daylight or shadow or under a tungsten light in a room...not at night) ...

I run the last update firmware

Is multi auto White balance effective only in certains situations or is my camera that have some bug?

On my K-3 I keep mine in multi Auto White Balance all the time and have seen no detrimental effects since 2014. Just leave it in multi and shoot.

stevebrot · 08-25-2019, 07:56 AM

Originally posted by Chosa

Is multi auto White balance effective only in certains situations or is my camera that have some bug?

I guess it depends on one's expectations. My experience is that it produces results similar to regular AWB when used for regular shooting. That said, I have not tried it with serious mixed lighting (say street shooting at night). One of my rainy day projects may be to do a controlled setup with mixed lighting in the frame (e.g. tungsten and daylight LED) to see how results differ.

Steve

08-24-2019, 01:21 PM	#1
Chosa Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 29	Kp - multi awb vs awb Hi everybody, After two week of KP, and many shots, I can't find any difference between the two settings (AWB & MAWB)... at least on the KP lcd (I'm on holiday and I can't watch them on a monitor) ...(I take the picture in daylight or shadow or under a tungsten light in a room...not at night) ... I run the last update firmware Is multi auto White balance effective only in certains situations or is my camera that have some bug?

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08-24-2019, 03:26 PM	#2
pschlute Moderator Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,219	Originally posted by Chosa Is multi auto White balance effective only in certains situations When you have mixed light sources.

08-24-2019, 07:25 PM	#3
Larrymc Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 5,252	Originally posted by Chosa Hi everybody, After two week of KP, and many shots, I can't find any difference between the two settings (AWB & MAWB)... at least on the KP lcd (I'm on holiday and I can't watch them on a monitor) ...(I take the picture in daylight or shadow or under a tungsten light in a room...not at night) ... I run the last update firmware Is multi auto White balance effective only in certains situations or is my camera that have some bug? On my K-3 I keep mine in multi Auto White Balance all the time and have seen no detrimental effects since 2014. Just leave it in multi and shoot.

08-25-2019, 07:56 AM	#4
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by Chosa Is multi auto White balance effective only in certains situations or is my camera that have some bug? I guess it depends on one's expectations. My experience is that it produces results similar to regular AWB when used for regular shooting. That said, I have not tried it with serious mixed lighting (say street shooting at night). One of my rainy day projects may be to do a controlled setup with mixed lighting in the frame (e.g. tungsten and daylight LED) to see how results differ. Steve

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