Taking a Custom White Balance Measurement on Nikon DSLR's

[PhuNguyen88]

u using 17-55 f2.8 ?

[darbats]

hi but if i use my flash its getting blue the image. is this normal or failed?

[salrynnxxx]

Hi. Nice video. Very informative. Now i know how to use that Custom WB, Thank you so much. It worked well with my Nikon D80. - Kathy of Philippines

[jaelsegura]

you, sir, are a genius. thank you so much for putting it in such amazingly easy to understand terms. I'm absolutely in love now. 

[bronicaetrs]

thanks mate, thats saved me loads, mentally more than money

[DouxMeredika]

hi, i have an d80 and try to make the white balance but the results are no good, please can you help me!!!, im really new on it. post me please

[Eli666Ms]

a young genious, i liked your video, funny and fresh :)

[JMHSPhoto]

Guy says "film didn't have that".. Huh? Oh yea it did.. We used filters. There isn't much separating "pros" today from just a guy posting info..

[will4r]

Great video, Thanks for sharing....it worked perfectly!!!! on my D300.

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[LEOleo77711]

Thank you! I did and really worked!

[rasaely]

Thank u

and i use this way

[maeberrie33]

Thanks so much. I have noticed my WB is way off, and don't have a gray card on me, and won't make it to the store today for pictures. I'll be using the TP today!

[katmartorano]

Thank you so much for this information. I've been doing some searching and everyone goes into all the details about color temperatures which is great, but they don't tell you what to do about it. Thank you for this very straight forward, step by step video!!!

[tianxu0836]

Toilet paper leaves dust, this point u should know

[shadowflare99]

Worst Color Balance i see ... i used toilet paper VS my Colorchecker ...

and the differance ... : ( on Light Room ) 3250 K +11 VS 2700 K + 22

If i keep the Toilet Paper Balance ... My gray car look yellowish ...

Tips !! Keep the ColorChecker on you everytime :)

[marsvegs]

thanks for sharing.

[irven1]

HI GREAT JOB THANK YOU

[supernovaquarius]

Thx for sharing!

[nefronik]

Measuring white balance with toilet paper? Are you OK? Use the white office paper. Not perfect, but better...

[BKSinAZ]

Would this benefit me with daytime landscape photography? What about nighttime photography? What would be the proceedure for night time?

[BKSinAZ]

Would this benefit me with daytime landscape photography? What about nighttime photography? What would be the proceedure for night time?

[TheCountrygirl1978]

Okay... I got this to work. but will it just stay in that setting when your finished or do you have to manually put it in that setting and how do you do that?

[nativephoto]

bog roll? oh dear... time to move to another clip

[atamnye]

hi there...how can i set my WB with my D80

[josartisan]

@atamnye Press the WB button on the left hand side of your camera, and turn the shutter speed dial (top right) until it says WB PRE. When you look through your viewfinder, the letters PRE will flash until you take the picture following the instructions above.

[cptjacKtoo]

This is a useful tool. I use it a couple times a week.

Nice job of explaining it. I use an Expodisk but toilet paper and a lot of other things work well.

Thanks, Jack

D3, D2X

[solorguy]

Good vid, but I think a coffee filter works better, the big advantage would be no dust, TP is very loosely pressed together and very dusty.

[toomanyusername]

Wow. I used paper towel and it works. This is pretty amazing.

[euphorit]

Thank You kindly,

I didn't realize how easy it was.

I just tried it and WOW! what a difference.

Chuck

[pilotnd]

Thanks a lot for the advice! Appreciate you posting the video.

[gybacsi]

Thank you! It's really very usefull tip!

[kulukutuy]

Thank you! great tutorial!

now i have a new appreciation to the tissue paper. :) will now carry a roll of TP with my camera bag.

[PhylipMorris]

thxs!!!

[buzzyfriend]

Hi ! Great tip but how did you manage to focus on that white sheet?

[skuffxx]

It works great with the nikon d80. good movie keep up the good work =)

[ivqtaiwan]

Wonderful jod! You solve my problem of WB in studio with many different light sources. Thanks a lot.

[ch00bee]

total n00b here. so if i understand correctly, the reason for using TP is so that the camera can measure WB through the TP?

Does this work if u substitute with white paper and repeat steps exactly? tks

[superx308]

the TP would let more light through so your camera can take the reading easier. If you're worried about the sturdiness of toilet paper, try to use a paper coffee filter.

[aracajusergipela]

Thanks for such nice explanation and demonstration!

[dombower]

always have to make sure it is not second hand toilet paper. trying to get those stains out of your camera is really difficult! :)

[mavestar]

Canon !!

[harshgoat]

1:32 how quickly did he want to pick the camera up?!

[wxb200]

Good idea! However, I use a sheet of white paper to calibrate my camera... I never thought to use a sheet of TP...

[syparish]

Just buy an 18% gray card you jack wads...

It'll save you time from trying to invent a better way to take the WB.

[pilotnd]

Why be so negative? This guy is just trying to show us a way to improvise if you are at home or anywhere without a gray card. As he specifically said, he doesn't use it enough to need to buy a card and the TP is good enough for him. People like you really need to appreciate the fact that people are trying to help and I think this video is very helpful if you dont have a 18% gray card available at all times everywhere you take your camera. And no need for inmature name calling anyway!

[wysywig57]

does this still work if your using flash and mixing with ambient light?

[wxb200]

Yes, but what I do is take a picture of a sheet of paper held at about a foot or two away from the camera with/without the flash and set that picture as the white balance... A white wall, counter top, or anything you know that is white will work to calibrate the camera...

[MauiBoy62503]

im reallly new into photography, and just got me a d90 can someone explain to me what white balance does?thanks

[akaflipmode]

when he took a pic of his boring colored couch it had no.... umm tone, with the white balance on d-0 it had more sense of color, looks better too, i got the D90 just three days ago, its fantastic

[prmass1]

Great! I didn't know paper that I wipe my ass with I can use for custom white balance. Thanks for the tip.

[mikenyesi123]

can you do this on a d60?

[Recon9143]

yes m8

[fek910]

Thank you -- worked with my D700!

[BryanDavison]

Make your own white balance filter. Take a standard UV filter, and cut out tracing paper in a circle...now fit it inside the UV filter, screw it on camera...and presto...your very own white balance filter.

[jwischka]

Great idea Bryan - certainly a way to refine the concept a bit.

[ChickenBot]

I tried toilet paper, Cottonelle to be exact, the results were Disastrous.

And yes the toilet paper was unused!! grrr

[emaxins]

wow, nice tutorial ... didnt know that toilet paper can be used to set the PRE white balance. cheap and easy :D

[onoitzalvin]

super helpful video! toilet paper 4 L! thanks

[superduperdiana]

Thank you thank you! It worked with my D200.

[Pizzscn]

This kinder works with my Coolpix L16 it has this option

[sandykeanufan]

Thanks a lot for the tips.

[passion80p]

great! but what about for the entry level DSLRs like the canon 400D? I have one 400D, can you help me set custom white balance for it plz?

[bmxmyway]

what kind of toilet paper are you using? this is a real question.

[jwischka]

Two ply something. Likely whatever was on sale.

In all seriousness though, it shouldn't matter, as long as it's a fairly neutral white.

[nikonman1]

@bmxmyway preferably "White" toilet paper...

[ph64mak]

Thanks for the tip, it works great...

[bbtel]

Thanks for the useful tip - really clears the "white balance" thing up.

I had a guy tell me about using a styrofoam cup and just didn't get it.

So I should upgrade my D200 to a D300?

[zirgelis]

who cares?

[gugmi01]

but how would i do this on the d40?

[hendriksholm]

You can't - it does'nt allow you to tweak the white balance.

[usyusero]

of course you can, theres a preset function in the wb setting, select it from the settings menu it will ask you to take a shot of something that is white and sets its wb automatically to correct it

[jpoole12]

yeah you can under white balance in camera settings then preset white balance. It worked really amazing for florescent ligting which was way way off under auto...I am a new found believer in toilet paper white balance

[desimantri]

Please make some video about Histogram. how to read it and how to use it to get better pictures.

Thanks.

[desimantri]

Thanks for your great tip about white balance,

It surely works better than the Auto White balance.

I dint try Pre WB with toilet paper because of lint/fiber sticking to the lense, I tried simple white plastic carry bag you get when shopping at walmart and it works just fine and did a pretty good job.

How do I Pre WB (Nikon D80) if I want to mix flash and available light?

Thanks buddy, waiting for some more tips/tricks from you.

[ramirezhelpsout]

How do you adjust w/b for a nd40x.

[rptatbud]

*thank you* Great tip (:

post more!!

[cmogle]

interesting. i wonder how it works in a strobe environment, rather than continuous light

[JUNEBUGrx]

Yipee- Just got a D80 and the Magic Lantern Guide recommends expodisc. Decided to check here for alternatives. Thanks for the advice.

[DaFman]

hi, thx for the tip, it works the same way for the D50