But optional. You are usually (maybe always) given the option of disregarding the tag and adjusting the white balance yourself when converting the RAW file. -dan c. At 12:31 PM 19-12-04 +0900, James B. Davis wrote: >On Sat, 18 Dec 2004 21:06:33 -0500, Dan C <bladman99@xxxxxxxx> >wrote/replied to: > >>I've only now aquired my first DSLR, so I'm fairly new to this. But does >>every digital camera tag the RAW file with the WB setting on the camera >>when the exposure was taken? Because normally the WB setting has no effect >>on the RAW file itself and it doesn't really matter what the WB setting is. > >The RAW file should come to your RAW converter software with the WB as >shot as a default. Yes, it's tagged. > > >-- >Jim Davis, Nature Photography: > http://jimdavis.oberro.com/ >Motorcycle Relay Kits: > http://www.easternbeaver.com/ > >
