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Gray Card Calibration<\/h3>\n

Using a gray card is a fast and easy way to set an accurate white balance<\/h1>\n

A proper white balance avoids unwanted color casts, so that, for example, skin tones are rendered more naturally and white objects remain a true white in your photos.<\/h2>\n

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Automatic and Custom White Balance<\/h2>\n

In our fully manual M and semi-automatic SI mode, ProCamera offers a manual white balance feature, as well as an additional method for achieving white balance through what is called ‘gray card calibration’. The neutral tone of a gray card serves as the reference point for this calibration. It is important that the gray card is positioned in the same light as your actual subject. Once the camera is calibrated, which is performed with a simple long tap on the WB button, the metered value is locked for continuous shooting. Afterwards, tap the WB button on the capture screen to switch back to Auto White Balance, which means the camera then continuously sets color temperature and tint for you.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, a gray card can be used to adjust the white balance in post-processing software. By having the gray card visible in one of your shots, you will later be able to select a point on the gray card in your image editing software in order to set a custom white balance.<\/p>\n

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How to calibrate the camera with a gray card:<\/h4>\n

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