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10/26/2007 06:48:16 PM · #1
I'm trying to find where the White Balance temperature value (K) is stored when shooting Auto WB. I can't see it in the EXIF, but it seems to be getting picked up by the RAW converter. There is a 'White Balance' entry in the EXIF, but this just shows the setting as 'Auto' or 'Cloudy', not the actual K temperature.

Is the WB Kelvin value actually stored somewhere in the file?
10/26/2007 07:28:54 PM · #2
Nikon "encrypts" their WB setting. If your RAW converter understands it, you're either using one written by Nikon, or one of a couple of third-party converters that are able to decipher it.
10/26/2007 07:46:29 PM · #3
Originally posted by kirbic:

Nikon "encrypts" their WB setting. If your RAW converter understands it, you're either using one written by Nikon...

You got it! :)

Thanks.
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