Geebax
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Sorry, but you are not correct. The white balance shown in the metadata is simply the value that has been set in the camera settings, it is not applied in any way to the RAW image. The whole point of RAW is exactly that, the raw image data, without any correction at all, it stored to a file, so that ytou can apply whatever processing you want to later. Programs that process RAW image data apply viewing LUTs to the file, lens correction information and a rough colour temperature correction to get you in the ballpark, however there are programs that will let you view the images without any corrections applied. Lightroom for example, applies a lot of correction to RAW files without you even being aware of it.
To quote Wiki on the subject:
'Nearly all digital cameras can process the image from the sensor into a JPEG file using settings for white balance, colour saturation, contrast, and sharpness that are either selected automatically or entered by the photographer before taking the picture. Cameras that produce raw files save these settings in the file, but defer the processing. This results in an extra step for the photographer, so raw is normally only used when additional computer processing is intended.'
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