White balance issue (5D Mk II)

Renn

There seems to be a difference between the RAW image and the JPEG - the former being the more natural looking while the latter just makes it a good bit brighter and not the desired effect. Any reason why it's doing this? Seems a bit odd.

Thanks.

nilhg

Some RAW convertors respect the camera settings and so give you a file that looks similar to the jpeg, some don't, those ones will give you whatever the default settings for your model is, the image may loo nothing like the jpeg.

What software did you use to convert the RAW?

AnimalRights

What's a jpeg?

Borderfox

AnimalRights wrote: »

What's a jpeg?

Its when you get it right first time :):):):)

AnimalRights

haha excellent Keith.

stcstc

hat picture styles do you have setup on you camera

the jpeg will be affected by them, where as some raw converters dont understand them and so ignore the settings

CabanSail

AnimalRights wrote: »

What's a jpeg?

It's where you let a guy in Japan make decisions about your photographs.



I think that the problem here is that you do not understand the difference between a Jpeg & RAW file.

The RAW file is just the sensor data recorded to a file. The image you see is just a representation of that data, but will be quite flat and in need of processing. The jpeg has been processed in the camera according to the algorithms in the software and your settings and is drawn from the RAW data.

Renn

Jokes etc are all lost on me guys Asking on behalf of somebody else so will get back to you soon!

Thanks.

Renn

Okay, quick update - the problem is with the jpeg and not the RAW file (the RAW file is fine)...that help any bit?

CabanSail

There will be settings which can be chosen as to how you want the jpeg to be processed in the camera.

Maybe try a Factory Reset and start from there, one of the Canon Heads will be able to tell you where that is in the menus.