I have a really stupid question, but I'm going to ask it anyway, and ask it badly, too.
I know you're supposed to use your eyeballs to "calibrate" a Pocket camera's LCD using the new feature in firmware 7.3, but this seems relatively arbitrary. My question is, could a 2nd camera aid in the calibration process? In other words, use the 2nd camera's AWB feature to help calibrate the 1st camera's LCD?
Here's the set up:
- Let's say you have 2 Pocket cameras; let's call them Pocket #1 and Pocket #2.
- On Pocket #1, display firmware 7.3's LCD calibration gray & white targets.
- Aim Pocket #2 at Pocket #1's LCD, and expose the image normally. Make sure the room is dark to prevent stray light from reflecting off the LCD. Pocket #1's LCD should be the only light source.
- Use Pocket #2's "AWB" to get the white balance value (Kelvin) and Tint value of Pocket #1's LCD.
- Let's say Pocket #2 says Pocket #1's LCD is 5160K with a Tint of 40.
So again, MY QUESTION:
You can use the controls on Pocket #1 LCD to adjust its LCD Temp and LCD Tint -- to what exactly? Is a Pocket LCD monitor "nominally" a 5600K screen or a 6500K screen or what?
You can adjust Pocket #1 LCD calibration controls a bit, and then check its WB using Pocket #2 again, and repeat until Pocket #2 says Pocket #1 LCD is 5600K? Or 5000K or what? With a Tint of what?
As I said, this may be a really stupid question, but I'm curious if something like this might result in a more accurately calibrated LCD instead of simply eyeballing it. Comments welcome.
I know you're supposed to use your eyeballs to "calibrate" a Pocket camera's LCD using the new feature in firmware 7.3, but this seems relatively arbitrary. My question is, could a 2nd camera aid in the calibration process? In other words, use the 2nd camera's AWB feature to help calibrate the 1st camera's LCD?
Here's the set up:
- Let's say you have 2 Pocket cameras; let's call them Pocket #1 and Pocket #2.
- On Pocket #1, display firmware 7.3's LCD calibration gray & white targets.
- Aim Pocket #2 at Pocket #1's LCD, and expose the image normally. Make sure the room is dark to prevent stray light from reflecting off the LCD. Pocket #1's LCD should be the only light source.
- Use Pocket #2's "AWB" to get the white balance value (Kelvin) and Tint value of Pocket #1's LCD.
- Let's say Pocket #2 says Pocket #1's LCD is 5160K with a Tint of 40.
So again, MY QUESTION:
You can use the controls on Pocket #1 LCD to adjust its LCD Temp and LCD Tint -- to what exactly? Is a Pocket LCD monitor "nominally" a 5600K screen or a 6500K screen or what?
You can adjust Pocket #1 LCD calibration controls a bit, and then check its WB using Pocket #2 again, and repeat until Pocket #2 says Pocket #1 LCD is 5600K? Or 5000K or what? With a Tint of what?
As I said, this may be a really stupid question, but I'm curious if something like this might result in a more accurately calibrated LCD instead of simply eyeballing it. Comments welcome.
Last edited by Peter J. DeCrescenzo on Wed May 12, 2021 4:29 pm, edited 1 time in total.