White Balance in SECONDS for video and photography proper color explained 

Most RU-vidrs: "use $200 item I get 3% commission" Markus: "use crumpled white paper"

How many multi-millionaires would take the time to teach the masses such simple techniques to make their lives better ? You are one of a kind Markus !

German old school diligence, precision and efficiency + American communication skills= Marcus Pix Seriously, every time Mr Pix makes one of these videos he reminds me of my best teacher, who were actually more master craftsmen than modern teachers.

It’s about time someone actually shows us how to set white balance after 40 years of guessing

Crumpled paper is so shockingly simple. Thank you Markus!

I've been into photography for 5+ years now and this is the first time someone has explained white balancing to me in a way that I actually get it.

He popped up in my feed, so I decided to watch. In ten minutes, I've learned more from this guy than the majority of RU-vid photographers claiming to be professionals. He says a lot in so little time, and it's clear and succinct, making him easy to follow with full attention. Nice work.

This is what is great about RU-vid, knowledge you didn't know you needed.

I watch photography videos every day. This is the first time I've actually seen someone do a white balance reading, in real time, on video.

Paper Towels work great as well. No reflections. Bounty the quicker picker upper- absorbs light perfectly.

I'm the audiovisual supervisor at my church and we are definitely not shooting in raw lol White balancing for correct colors ahead of time is KEYYYYY. I didn't need to be told this because I already knew, But a wise person in my life always says to me" We don't always need to be told what to do sometimes we just simply need to be reminded" I truly appreciate your videos my friend!! Have an incredible day!

Thank you. I've been shooting everything for years, and white balance is as simple as the crumpled paper. Spent most of the 80s in gyms, shooting basketball and white balancing off my white tennis shoes. As for people, white balance off your key and let everything else fall into place. If the skin tone is correct, no one gives a shit about some blue and green and whatever else goofing with the frame. I'm with you. Hate fixing in post. Do it right in the camera. God, back in the film days, you didn't know what you had until it came back from the lab, so you learned to get it right the first time...

man... I am giving you all my respect. I am a photographer form Taiwan, and your vidos always inspire me a lot. Just wanna say thank you. You are the best!

I've been shooting for 46 years. EVERY time I watch one of your videos, I learn something. I use the ColorChecker Passport, but in the off chance I forget to bring it, the crumpled paper is brilliant!

You're so insanely knowledgeable

Markus I just realized you’re the rich McGayver of RU-vid camera gear world! Thank you! Never stop doing what you do!

This guy gives some of the most straight forward, practical advice and tips I've ever seen on youtube.

My lord. I’m in awe of this man’s passion to teach and help us. And make our lives easier and more happy. Thank you Marcus. 🥰

The amount of random equipment you have is staggering and incredibly awesome. Thanks for all the nuggets of knowledge and promoting something else than the newest equipment.

I love this kind of content -- Bacic Photography (How to) Thanks, Markus ❕

I would rather have this video than winning any of the camera giveaways. This is why Markus is the BEST and a LEGEND - incredibly useful info AND you're guaranteed to learn something new when not expecting, great entertainment production every time, and I can nerd out and enjoy all the technical science being broken down... THANK YOU Markus!!

Perfect Markus! Your comprehensive explanation is worth more than a university volume. 👍

You are brilliant!! I have been praising the need to white balance to my pro photo clients for 25 years now. Marcus you are the KING! I am now white balancing my video studio with crumpled printer paper hung below my xrite color card. Brilliant, your logic is perfect. Changed my game, thank you! And a story. years ago one of my clients was doing a shoot of a clothing store owner. Vanity shots of her on a white background, in about 20 clothing changes. he didn't believe me about the need to white balance with each new clothing change. In the night of the store opening, he had the 20 shots up and framed in the store. He invited me saying he needed to show me something.... Guest what, her clothing changes changed the color temperature of his little white studio in each shot! Her dress changed the color temperature of the room. And as a result her skin tone was a different color tone in each shot. We stood there together with the evidence on full display, looking at each other and saying......YUP.

Thanks for the passion and simplicity to generate an efficient white balance.

Outstanding! I’ve had my A7IV since March 2022 and it never occurred to me to look at Sony’s Custom White Balance Capture feature. The Peasants Rejoice!

I 100% agree with your comment - get it right in the beginning, no more post adjustments.

Omg.. it’s that simple.. !!!! Am not scared of videos as much as I did before .. thank you 😊.. I do event photography .. 90% composition is on the spot .. white balance on Auto.. I change the tone.. color/tint/white balance in post if they turn out to be yellow.. and it’s bulk editing so takes few secs longer..

Digging your outlook regarding shooting Raw - Post - Jpeg - Keep it simple. My sentiments exactly. Nothing worse than spending hours behind a computer editing when I could be having a beer. I cant wait to try your crumpled paper method. Thank you.

Thank you for making this this simple enough that even i can figure it out.

This guy is a true legend

I love it! I’ve always believed in “getting it right in the camera” but most RU-vid videos are all about adjusting in Lightroom. I thought I was taking crazy pills.

It’s wild you’re doing this video right now as I’ve been shopping for vectorscopes recently

Crumpled white paper. Excellent idea. The paper people run quality control on the paper whiteness.

The crumbled paper sheet is a genius tip ! I'll try this when I'll shoot my next concert event.

Great video Markus! I appreciate you taking the time to make this. One of my favorite white balances was using a full roll of toilet paper. The talent found it so funny holding it in front of their face, instantly got them relaxed.

Much better video on this topic. The fact you point out that getting the correct exposure is equally important is the crucial issue with flat white paper, because if they're over exposed that's when the paper could potentially clip; however the crumpled paper is a fantastic solution to almost all issues so long as the exposure is correct. Lots of great information, tips and tricks. Big thumbs up this time. 😊

Your attitude is refreshing and your info is always clear and helpful!!

ALWAYS use white if you want to white balance. We carried a perfectly white sheet when we went mobile, and Markus' has a video about zooming in at your actual focal length- it is good and basically SOP for pro video. BUT: if you shoot full color performance stages like at Casinos with mixes of robos and handheld, we always use AUTO WB. Why? Well, if you balance for the band specials (Lekos, etc), which are usually 3200 as Markus explains about tungsten glow worms, when the moving lights and follow spots come on at 6k+, your balance is gone anyway. AUTO WB is so good on modern cameras it's good enough for anything except portraits or interviews where nothing ever changes. Try AUTO more, you'll dig it.

You are the best teacher in the world, even though I already feel like a professional, I follow your channel with so much enthusiasm because you are so excellent at teaching.

It is such a joy to watch Markus and so educational! Always waiting for his new video! Thank you, Markus!

Crumpled piece of white paper - epic! I love your philosphy Markus! Thanks for sharing this gem! 🔥🙏

I knew about the paper sheet but I didn't knew about the crumpled one, that one is awesome, thanks!

I must admit, I do just use a piece of white paper; BUT, I never though about it being crumpled!! Thanks for that.

Markus should be given a Purple Heart for these video/tutorials. Get it right first time in camera, AMEN 👌😇

I absolutely LOVE you and your approach. Thank you for your presentation and energy!!

Thank you for the great video. I really like how you ocasionally go back to basics and explain them again. Good for people who have recently or not so recently joined your channel. Thanks!

Markus is just the absolute best! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with the rest of us.

Shooting jpeg for my new job has given me a lot more appreciation for getting photos right in camera the first time. This is such good info!

I find your channel so useful! I’ve gain some excellent advice to improve my pictures. I love your get it right in the camera!!!

Helpful in a positive, easy, effective way!

I totally missed this one! Dude, I love how you show us the importance of the simple things. Like a piece of white paper. Thank you! I'm actually putting this knowledge to work today. Can't wait to see how it goes.

The fact that paper is NOT pure white, followed by the lit up example... 🤯Never thought of that.. so cool!!!

Those over-the-lens diffusers for WB, you need to hold the camera where the subject is, while pointing the camera at the empty tripod, where you will be recording from. Then it works every time and you measure the lighting on the subject. Where they are neat, is if you don't have someone to hold up a white sheet, or you need to do a survey at a location to figure out how the color temp changes at different spots.

Excellent video, Markus. Very clear and compelling. Watching this was time well spent!

Awesome advice! I've been using custom white balance lately and it saves sooooo much time. Thank you as always. 🔥👊🏻

This such a simple and great idea, its stuff like this is why I love watching this channel. Thanks for all the great uploads, looking forward to the next one.

As more of a hobbyist photographer who likes the look of film photography, I usually just use 5800k or Cloudy setting to replicate the fact that film had fixed white balance (and brands, especially Kodak, liked to give their photos a warmer tint). I then embrace the color imperfections that result from various lighting conditions as "preserving the ambience". I'll sometimes go with Tungsten/3000k for indoor work to represent tungsten-balanced film stocks. Yes, yes I know that professional photographers and cinematographers, even in the era of film, used filters and other means to adjust white balance, either when shooting or in post. But most people shooting photos of their trips or family didn't, that's the look I like.

Thank you for this, I never knew I needed this lesson in my years of taking Photos.

I love these types of videos! Never too old to learn something.

This was the best. Many thanks! Can't for for the right exposure tutorial!

i agree white paper is my go to !! i love it and thanks for showing us markus

Crumpled piece of white paper. -- All these years using a smooth one... not anymore! Thanks Markus.

I love watching your videos Markus, I learned something every time!

Amaaaaaaaazin, love this quick tutorial on such an important thing.

Thanks, Markus. Working on a budget, I use a WhiBal card. It's always worked great for me. i really like the crumbled paper idea.

Thanks Markus -- you explain to us a lot of great tips, for free, in under 30 minutes -- awesome!

Thank you so much for these videos you’re going to help me pass my college photography class which has been boggling my mind! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

such a great Instruction video thankyou so much for your time Markus!!!

Right on Markus! Love it.

Yes! I've been using a sheet of paper for years! Never tried to crumple but it makes sense. Will be trying this out. Cheers

Love your explanations, very human, and easy to understand. Thanks!

My subscription to your channel has helped a 77-year-old man with near zero camera experience put a three-camera podcast room together with Godox lighting, and my camera settings in three Sony's make what people say is perfect video and high-quality audio across the first fifty videos. I learned almost everything from you and the little paper booklets that come from equipment. Thanks.

Thanks for the tricks! I find the diffuser style white balance tools work well when you take the measurement from the subject's position facing towards the shooting position/lights. Much like using the incident mode of a light meter. Helps get a good average.

Markkus I have enjoy your videos Exposure and White balance I think I have learned a lot simple explanation and well very detailed, the bells are ringing

man .. why i found this guy so late.. what a great teaching .. thank you so much

You are a total genius. What an effective and economic way to solve a complicated problem.

Thanks. Your tips are always very helpful.

I learn something almost every time and when I don’t I just enjoy you! Thanks for doing YT!

I have a lot of paper, I'd love to crumple it, thanks Markus!

Always a pleasure watching you❤

You a real superstar Dude ! Thanks a ton.

So helpful - thank you!

Markus!!! Thank you so much for your videos. I didn't know squat about filming but after watching some of your videos I got two old cheap Canon HD video cameras and am getting great results for RU-vid promo of my gigging. Thanks!

Phenomenal advice I never knew. As usual. Markus, you're a wonderful man. The brother I always wanted haha

Love this video about White Balance! I switched to an old GH5 in 2024 cause the menus are just so easy to use vs Sony.

You are a legend, sir! This is great information!

Extremely well worth the watch for photographers, and filmmakers. Your videos are great, Markus. Thanks so much. God bless!

Just an opinion on the topic of RAW. I 100% agree one should always attempt to get things right in camera before snapping the shutter or recording the video; however, mistakes happen, particularly when more people and gear enter the equation. RAW, color bit depth and log afford one more recovery potential or flexibility to adjust elements if something were to go slightly wrong during the actual shoot. While for personal stuff it's not necessary, it's a great safety net on commercial shooting where the loss of a take could mean the need for a reshoot, and even then random elements will never be quite the same. As an example on this very channel a few months ago there was a video where the white balance was off. For the purposes of the information in the video it didn't impact it, and as this is your personal channel the only individual you had to satisfy was yourself, but if it had been a paying client then that issue could have been solved had it been shot in RAW. It's simply a question of deciding what trade offs are more important for the given situation more than one being inherently better than the other. I love the fact you promote the idea of getting it right so one doesn't need post work or to rely on those steps all the time because they certainly can add to the overall time. Personally I'm a fan of Blackmagic's RAW over other similar solutions because one can apply the corrective LUT in camera and it moves with the resulting file while remaining a relatively small RAW format. Thus I wind up with something that looks like it does in camera without a lot of the extra work associated with other RAW formats while retaining the corrective potential of a RAW format just in case it's needed at the end. The obvious issue is one is either stuck using a Blackmagic camera or an external monitor/recorder for it making the rig cumbersome and clunky and not tiny and small. I keep hoping someday Blackmagic will come out with a camera similar in size to their original pocket cinema camera or let someone like Sigma use it internally in something like the Sigma FP. Anyhow just my 2 cents on that.

Many thanks, lots learnt. You get the point over exactly.

Brilliant as always. You know, i got way too caught up thinking i needed the best, or close to the best gear. Sure its nice having beautiful equipment don't get me wrong. Although, you can easily get side tracked and lose focus when your wrapped up in the proces instead of just enjoying the moment and taking pictures. So a big thanks Markus, for your time and straight forward, easy to understand way you explain things :)

This is fantastic Markus!!

Genius tips, Markus! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

New Canon cameras, R6II, R7, R8, R10, R50, R100 - white balance is set the same as on Sony and Panasonic. You select the white balance, press the button and press take photo, the camera sets the white balance and shows the result - then press any button and you get to the normal mode. You have to press three buttons. Maybe a little more than in Panasonic, but about as fast.

Love your simple solutions! Thanks Markus

Love your videos bro, im learning a lot from you, thanks for giving back to the community

He's simply the best in teaching photography

White balance early and often. Good video.

The perfect explanation from a really likable guy.

Markus, I've been in search of camera after camera and lens after lens for making short films with my family. I've got some great stuff now. But you inspired me to get a camcorder. I picked up a Canon HF R600 at a real good deal and have had more fun with that than anything. Like you always say, just open the screen and record. Thanks man!

Appreciate the great advice. I'll have to add a crumpled papper to my bag.