White Balance
The last setting to be mindful of when photographing for panoramas is the white balance. Many photographers wind up leaving their camera’s white balance set to automatic. If the camera is also set to RAW mode, then the white balance is less of an issue in-camera. Notice I said less of an issue? That’s because I always recommend using a custom white balance—no matter what. This is even more crucial for photographers who only shoot in JPG mode. You see, RAW files retain original information that is removed in JPGs. For example, extra information such as the white balance setting during the time of capture is not included in JPGs. This means that a RAW file’s white balance can be adjusted during postprocessing. JPG files drop all ...
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