EddyMac

Coming through loud and clear here in Shoals, Indiana.

Thank you @webrunner5 that is very helpful. After posting the above I discovered that the a6400 has a toggle to lock the AWB. So it looks like I can go to, say, the high school gym, allow the camera to find the correct white balance automatically, and then hit the toggle to lock it; that way it will stay the same as I film the competition and I won't have to worry about it. Seems like a really cool feature. In the Venice style there is a white balance adjustment for both A-B and G-M. I don't know how important those are but I guess I can test it out.

Last night I purchased Pro Color 5 after having stumbled on it earlier in the day. I have a Sony A6400 with the kit lens (18-135mm). I am basically a novice pursuing photography and videography as a hobby. In all the reading I've done previously on how to get good video footage, everyone has said to never use auto white balance for video because as you move the camera or as the scene changes, the lighting changes, causing the colors to shift. So I was surprised to find when reading the instructions for Pro Color 5 that Auto is the recommended setting. What am I missing here? (I apologize in advance if this has already been addressed on this forum.) Do the Sony cameras lock in the white balance at the start of the shot and keep it there until the shot is ended? I am coming from a Panasonic FZ1000 and the learning curve switching to the Sony is pretty steep. I've done a lot of research--reading and watching YouTubes--and am probably suffering from brain overload at this point. Anyway, I look forward to receiving an answer to this, and thank you in advance.