AWB or gray card: which one to use

AWB reads the whole picture the way your camera does, and it is quick for a sense of the light. GRAY CARD reads only a card that fills the frame, and it is the one to use for a white balance, because nothing else in the frame pulls the color.

Step by step

1. Tap the reading to switch between AWB and GRAY CARD.
2. On GRAY CARD, hold an 18% gray card where the face will be, facing the light, and fill the frame with it.
3. Wait for the badge, then tap LOG. Both estimates are saved with every reading; the one you picked is the one shown.

If that didn't work

If the badge stays low on a card, check the exposure: a card that is clipped or very dark caps it. Keep your own shadow off the card.

Go further

• How do you white balance on set?Guide

Last updated October 26, 2026