Hello friends,

I use GP12 for underwater video and a couple of video lights with 5500-6000 kelvin as color temperature. Setting the GP12 accordingly, I get video footage with too much yellow/orange and I need correction in post.

I would avoid WB AUTO.

What do you suggest for White Balancing?

Thank you, Giacomo

Hi Giacomo,

Long story short: set a slightly lower Kelvin value on your GoPro (e.g. 5000K).

Long Story:

Lower Kelvin values mean warmer light, while higher values mean cooler light. This is a rule that never changes.

You can do the test with the GoPro on the sofa or directly with your cell phone, which will surely have a "pro" function that allows you to set the Kelvin value. By acting on the Kelvin scale, you might be thrown off because it seems to work exactly the opposite of what I wrote in the beginning.

In reality, when you set the white balance Kelvin on a camera, you are not adjusting the temperature of the light you are using to illuminate, but you are telling the camera the temperature of the light you are using. So the camera will adjust accordingly.

I'll try to re-explain it.

Remember that the camera will always try to achieve a correct white balance. So, if the scene is actually 5000º K, but you set the camera to 4000º K, you're telling the camera that the scene is warmer than it really is. To compensate, the camera will shift the colors toward blue.

On the contrary, if you set the camera to 6000º K, you're telling it that the scene is cooler than it is. The camera will compensate by shifting the colors toward orange.

So it seems to work in reverse, but it doesn't.

Ciao

Great explanation Davide! Number 1!

I'll follow your suggestion

Thanks a lot

Giacomo