Question about the Color Temperature

Thanks a lot! I will test them. Great Job :-)

Hei Cetudor, I recommend checking out this video

The slots are presaved custom settings which are set with the help of a grey or white card usually. I usually input all my color settings manually depending on the Film recipe of my choice, but if you want to use the Custom Temperature Slots for faster dial up, then I have a workflow for that.

With Custom Temperature Slots you cannot input your exact desired setting manually, and that is because it's made for you to press a button and let the camera set the perfect white point for your scene with the help of a grey/white card.

So you can set it up only in a controlled environment with a white card and with the help of a light, in which you can set the exact kelvin values, 3500K for exmple.

So for example, your reciope has a 3500K with A7-G1 color adjustment setting.

To way to get this saved in the slots, dial in 3500K for the light, put the white card in the middle of the frame, press the middle button and let your camera set the white balance for you so you can save that as a preset. Then go into the color filter and set it at A7-G1, press ok and now you have one custom slot perfect for shooting.

3 problems arise when using this method.

First, you cannot change the kelvin values only the color filter, so it's fixed. If you shoot some nasty tungsten lights, you cannot balance out colors inside the camera, which sucks.

Second issue, you need to remember what film recipes each Custom Color Settings is assigned to, which is not a big deal necessarily, but unconvinient.

Third, it takes time and it's not flexible. It's much harder to use on the spot if you want to slightly change the settings.

Settings Custom Temperature on the spot with the help of a grey/white card won't give you the same results, just so you know, because the camera will aim for perfect Kelvin white balance, while the film recipes color adjustments use the Klevin values to push all the colors in a color spectrum and then balance it out with the help of the color filter.

I use the custom for different values which I cannot set manually, for example under 2500K for a Cinestill look or over 9900K if I want something super hot, but usually I decide on the moment what recipe I want to use for the day, I set it up, and from there I start adjusting the color values depending on the scene to maximize the Film Simulations and also reduce the time spent post processing.

Thank you!.

My pleasure!

Thank you!!

most welcome :D

This is a great explanation. Are all your simulations based on daylight tempurature? I see one specifically that you have one simualtion that specifically states one temp/filter combo for daylight and one for nighttime. But the majority are not specifically stated to use the different temp/filter combo settings for any specific situation. Can you speak to this? Why are only a few specified for day or night while most are not specified?