When working in a JPEG workflow, simply doing an in-camera white balance will go a long way to improve your JPEG captures. Better accuracy in the camera’s histograms will guide you to make better decisions on exposure. Plus, you can trust the camera’s highlight warnings, reducing the risk of overexposing highlight areas. Overall, you’ll experience better image quality and faster editing.

Using ColorChecker Passport to prepare before shooting can help you reduce editing time even more.

• Set the in-camera white balance. (See How to Set In-Camera White Balance)
• Capture the ColorChecker Classic and Raw Enhancement targets in one image. (See Tips for Capturing the ColorChecker Classic Target and Positioning Options)
• Check the exposure in-camera using the camera’s histograms and the RAW Enhancement target exposure patches.
• Capture your images under the same lighting conditions you used to evaluate the target.
• In your photo editing software, edit the image of ColorChecker Classic and RAW Enhancement targets, using the physical targets as visual guides. (See About the ColorChecker Classic, Correcting Image Color with Spectrum Patches, and Enhancing Images with Raw Enhancement Target)