u/Adventurous_Teach_19

▲ 16 r/ActionCamera+1 crossposts

DJI really needs to add Auto White Balance Lock to the Osmo Action 6.

This is becoming one of the biggest things holding the Action 6 (or other DJI cameras) back from being a genuinely professional tool.

Right now, Auto WB can keep shifting during the same recording. That might be fine for casual shooting, but if you actually colour grade your footage, it creates a completely unnecessary problem.

A slightly wrong white balance is easy to fix. A white balance that keeps changing throughout the clip is almost impossible to fix neatly.

The solution is very straight fwd: Let Auto WB work normally before recording, then LOCK the current WB value the moment Record is pressed.

Recording stops, Auto WB becomes active again.

That gives us the convenience of Auto WB without the camera constantly changing colour temperature halfway through a shot.

Apple already gives users this kind of control on iPhone, and this is exactly the sort of behaviour you expect from equipment intended for more serious video work.

DJI should add: Auto / Auto + Lock on Record / Manual

This really feels like something that should already be there. If you use the Action 6 for anything beyond casual clips, would you want this too?

Hopefully DJI sees enough demand for it and adds it in firmware rather than waiting for another generation of hardware.

reddit.com
u/Adventurous_Teach_19 — 9 days ago