Yellow images in indoor lighting?

[wlmsn]

I really like the images my 5X puts out but in indoor lighting only some shots have turned out very yellow. My wife's iphone has a much better white balance on the same shots (although I prefer the quality of the 5X shot outside of the yellow)... not sure if its an issue with my phone or if thats the way the camera skews on indoor lighting.

Here's an example of what I'm talking about:

The 5X shot -

The iPhone shot -

Anyone else experience this? Anything that can be done about it? I know it will annoy the heck out of me going forward.

I've messed around with manual camera and I can get it tweaked a bit in the right direction but I have kids so sometimes I need a quick shot and I don't want to monkey around with manual controls.

 

[eaccentsac]

I really like the images my 5X puts out but in indoor lighting only some shots have turned out very yellow. My wife's iphone has a much better white balance on the same shots (although I prefer the quality of the 5X shot outside of the yellow)... not sure if its an issue with my phone or if thats the way the camera skews on indoor lighting.

Here's an example of what I'm talking about:

The 5X shot - View attachment 210526

The iPhone shot - View attachment 210527

Anyone else experience this? Anything that can be done about it? I know it will annoy the heck out of me going forward.

I've messed around with manual camera and I can get it tweaked a bit in the right direction but I have kids so sometimes I need a quick shot and I don't want to monkey around with manual controls.

I'm no photographer, but to me I don't see anything "wrong" with the photos. I do see that they are different, but that's probably just the way the camera software is set.

If it were me, and the color/tone of the pic bothered me, I'd just Snapseed it for a little tonal adjustment.

 

[eaccentsac]

I think in this review you can see that the 5x emphasizes slightly different colors than some of its competitors....

 

[wlmsn]

I'm no photographer, but to me I don't see anything "wrong" with the photos. I do see that they are different, but that's probably just the way the camera software is set.

If it were me, and the color/tone of the pic bothered me, I'd just Snapseed it for a little tonal adjustment.

True, I shouldn't imply one is wrong or right but the iPhone shot definitely looks more natural to me. Ironically it seems to go away when I have my back to the light, but not when I'm under it... strange. I remember Michael Fisher describing it as "filtered through sunset gel" in one of his videos... seems like a good description.

Otherwise this camera is amazing, especially outside... just wish the inside shots didn't annoy me so much

 

[eaccentsac]

True, I shouldn't imply one is wrong or right but the iPhone shot definitely looks more natural to me. Ironically it seems to go away when I have my back to the light, but not when I'm under it... strange. I remember Michael Fisher describing it as "filtered through sunset gel" in one of his videos... seems like a good description.

Otherwise this camera is amazing, especially outside... just wish the inside shots didn't annoy me so much

I like Fisher's reviews....he is usually spot on.

 

[wlmsn]

Yea he's probably my favorite too, although he seems to like the Moto X camera more than me... I wasn't a fan of that one at all.

 

[eaccentsac]

Yea he's probably my favorite too, although he seems to like the Moto X camera more than me... I wasn't a fan of that one at all.

That must be why I like him....I liked the X camera too (except when it struggled in lower light settings).