Most of us take white balance for granted. We trust the camera to get the color right for us in almost all our photos. When a subject is illuminated by light, its color is impacted by that of the ...

The human eye has a lot of amazing capabilities. It can see in 3D, it has continuous auto-focus, and it is so light-sensitive that it can detect a single photon of light. Amongst these and other ...

Understanding white balance settings on a digital camera A lot of people who get their hands around a camera don't usually bother with white balance settings. But what a difference these settings can ...

We all know that the three primary colours of light are red, green, and blue. They can be mixed to produce various colours. There are 3 kinds of components on the camera, which sense blue, green, and ...

Before diving into what white balance is, let’s get straight what it isn’t. Sometimes the term white balance is used interchangeably with color temperature, but they’re not the same. Color temperature ...

White balance refers to the effects color temperature and tint have in photographs. Different light sources emit varying color temperatures, ranging in a spectrum between orange and blue. Likewise, ...

Many of us overlook proper white balance, letting the camera’s Auto White Balance setting do the work for us. But pros know that proper white balance is simply too important to leave to the sensor in ...

Pro photography iPhone app Photon Camera has received a notable update today that comes with two advanced features – 3D white balance control and gray card detection. Here’s a closer look at the ...

Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac For most photos, the iPhone camera proves perfectly adequate. You just hold up your phone, point it, and shoot. The exposure and focus are almost always correct, or ...