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How to configure the camera to capture true colors of ambient light?

I'm an amateur photographer and I have a Nikon D5200 and a ColorChecker Passport. I'm trying to understand what are the procedures that I should take to capture the real true colors that I am seeing.

I was taking photos in a room where the light had a golden/orange tone. I set my camera to custom white balance and I used the ColorChecker's gray card as a reference. What happened was that the photos were taken as if the light on that ambient was pure white, but it wasn't!

What am I doing wrong? I'm confused because, as you may know, the ColorChecker is also a color reference card. I'm pretty sure that I have what I need to capture the real colors that I can see through my eyes -— so what am I doing wrong?

How to configure the camera to capture true colors

I'm an amateur photographer and I have a Nikon D5200 and a ColorChecker Passport. I'm trying to understand what are the procedures that I should take to capture the real true colors that I am seeing.

I was taking photos in a room where the light had a golden/orange tone. I set my camera to custom white balance and I used the ColorChecker's gray card as a reference. What happened was that the photos were taken as if the light on that ambient was pure white, but it wasn't!

What am I doing wrong? I'm confused because, as you may know, the ColorChecker is also a color reference card. I'm pretty sure that I have what I need to capture the real colors that I can see through my eyes - so what am I doing wrong?

How to configure the camera to capture true colors of ambient light?

I'm an amateur photographer and I have a Nikon D5200 and a ColorChecker Passport. I'm trying to understand what are the procedures that I should take to capture the real true colors that I am seeing.

I was taking photos in a room where the light had a golden/orange tone. I set my camera to custom white balance and I used the ColorChecker's gray card as a reference. What happened was that the photos were taken as if the light on that ambient was pure white, but it wasn't!

What am I doing wrong? I'm confused because, as you may know, the ColorChecker is also a color reference card. I'm pretty sure that I have what I need to capture the real colors that I can see through my eyes — so what am I doing wrong?

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I'm an amateur photographer and I have a Nikon D5200 and a ColorChecker Passport. I'm trying to understand what are the procedures that I should take to capture the real true colors that I am seeing. 

I was taking photos in a room where the light had a golden/orange tone, then. I set my camera to custom white balance and I used the ColorChecker's gray card as a reference. What happened was that the photos were taken as if the light on that ambient was pure white, but it's notit wasn't! 

What am I doing wrong? It's actually confusing meI'm confused because, as you may know, the ColorChecker is also a color reference card. II'm pretty sure I'm making some confusion andthat I have what I need to capture the real colors that I can see through my eyes.

Can anybody help - so what am I doing wrong?

Thanks!

I'm an amateur photographer and I have a Nikon D5200 and a ColorChecker Passport. I'm trying to understand what are the procedures that I should take to capture the real true colors that I am seeing. I was taking photos in a room where the light had a golden/orange tone, then I set my camera to custom white balance and I used the ColorChecker's gray card as a reference. What happened was that the photos were taken as if the light on that ambient was pure white, but it's not! What am I doing wrong? It's actually confusing me, as you may know, the ColorChecker is also a color reference card. I pretty sure I'm making some confusion and I have what I need to capture the real colors that I can see through my eyes.

Can anybody help?

Thanks!

I'm an amateur photographer and I have a Nikon D5200 and a ColorChecker Passport. I'm trying to understand what are the procedures that I should take to capture the real true colors that I am seeing. 

I was taking photos in a room where the light had a golden/orange tone. I set my camera to custom white balance and I used the ColorChecker's gray card as a reference. What happened was that the photos were taken as if the light on that ambient was pure white, but it wasn't! 

What am I doing wrong? I'm confused because, as you may know, the ColorChecker is also a color reference card. I'm pretty sure that I have what I need to capture the real colors that I can see through my eyes - so what am I doing wrong?

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How to configure the camera to capture true colors

I'm an amateur photographer and I have a Nikon D5200 and a ColorChecker Passport. I'm trying to understand what are the procedures that I should take to capture the real true colors that I am seeing. I was taking photos in a room where the light had a golden/orange tone, then I set my camera to custom white balance and I used the ColorChecker's gray card as a reference. What happened was that the photos were taken as if the light on that ambient was pure white, but it's not! What am I doing wrong? It's actually confusing me, as you may know, the ColorChecker is also a color reference card. I pretty sure I'm making some confusion and I have what I need to capture the real colors that I can see through my eyes.

Can anybody help?

Thanks!