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Wendy P
 

Blue Pictures


I recently uploaded some pictures of my family's Easter egg hunt and every picture came out with a blue tint. Unfortunatly, this isn't the first time my pictures have come out completely blue. Both times the pictures were taken outdoors. Is there a way to prevent the blue tint?


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April 10, 2007

 

Bob Cammarata
  Was your camera set to "tungsten"?


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April 10, 2007

 

Wendy P
  No. On one instance I had it set to auto, and the other was daylight.


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April 10, 2007

 

Bob Cammarata
  Light can be "cooler' (bluer) early or late in the day or when the sun is not shining.
Your white-balance control (or a warming filter) can correct this color shift.

Bob


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April 10, 2007

 

Wendy P
  I hope this doesn't come across as too stupid of a question, but the white-balance control, is that the ISO?


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April 10, 2007

 

Bobby R. Strange
  The white-balance control is "auto" or "daylight" or "tungsten", etc.


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April 10, 2007

 
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  What kind of camera are you using Wendy? If you use a point and shoot, you probably don't have the option to adjust white balance. And no, white balance and ISO are not the same thing.


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April 10, 2007

 

Wendy P
  I use a Polaroid i1032 digital. Bob emailed me and gave me a pretty detailed explanation of the white-balance and ISO and that seemed to help. It's a relatively new camera and I am unfamiliar with it. I haven't had a chance to sit and play with it as much as I would like. I am used to cameras such as my Nikon 35 mm that automatically adjusts itself. I'm finding that the Polaroid can be quite somewhat tempermental.


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April 11, 2007

 
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