FZ20 Auto White Balance

[pwiles1968]

I have been reading the manual and came across the Auto White Balance Chart for the light levels covered by the Auto setting, it appears to go from just under 3000K to 7000K which missed Candlelight, Sunrise/set Incandescent bulbs, and more importantly Blue Sky and Cloudy Sky, has anyone else noticed this?

Does this mean that the camera can not be trusted to set its own Balance any time you are outside, I am assuming this is not the case as people are not complaining of colour imbalances unless everyone is manually setting the appropriate white balance level every time they take a photo.

Should I trust this setting what are people using?

[genece]

I do not understand the technical part , but that is one improvement over the FZ10, at least in my opinion.
It hardly ever misses the white balance setting and if it does you can see it in the viewfinder. Meter again and it seems to adjust.
It seems very good to me.
Not the best written manual I ever saw.

[PixChick]

I have been reading the manual and came across the Auto White Balance Chart for the light levels covered by the Auto setting, it appears to go from just under 3000K to 7000K which missed Candlelight, Sunrise/set Incandescent bulbs, and more importantly Blue Sky and Cloudy Sky, has anyone else noticed this?

Does this mean that the camera can not be trusted to set its own Balance any time you are outside, I am assuming this is not the case as people are not complaining of colour imbalances unless everyone is manually setting the appropriate white balance level every time they take a photo.

Should I trust this setting what are people using?

Outside I use auto WB with no problems. Inside, I use manual or one of the other (not auto) presets. Most of the time I can use a preset indoors and get very accurate color. I prefer my photos on the "cool" side (a bit more blue) and there is a function that allows you to tweak the WB toward cool (blue) or warm (red). It is on the mode dial. I sometimes go a step or two toward blue, but not always. You can also tweak color in pp if you desire. Don't get me wrong though--I am not saying the color is wrong, I am just saying that if you choose, there are options to change things. A lot of people prefer colors that are not the true colors of the scene. It can make for a more pleasing pic depending on your preferences. Hope this info helps.

PixChick:)