You Tube's biggest camera nerd ranks major brands for color accuracy — and it’s bad news for Fujifilm and Lumix fans | Tech Radar

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You Tube's biggest camera nerd ranks major brands for color accuracy — and it’s bad news for Fujifilm and Lumix fans

Is your camera's color profile accurate? Gerald Undone has done some digging...

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You Tuber Gerald Undone is well known for his in-depth camera reviews, unpacking the technical capabilities of each model, particularly for video recording, with a thoroughness that few other reviewers can match.

Recently, he posted a video on his channel in which he ranked which brands overall, and which specific color profiles, stand out as the most accurate in 2026, based on his work creating custom LUT color profiles for over 50 of the latest cameras from Canon, Sony, Panasonic, Nikon, DJI, Fujifilm and more.

Like any camera gear-head, I was keen to see his findings — and hope that my own camera ranked highly. Fortunately for me as a Nikon user there's good news: the Nikon 'Flat' color profile ranks as the top in-camera profile for accuracy. I tend to use this natural-look color profile when I don't want the post-production hassle of N-Log and the huge file sizes of raw.

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It's older Canon cameras, such as the EOS 5D Mark III DSLR, which are blessed with the most accurate profile of all, courtesy of a Magic Lantern firmware update. The raw files this update produces, when converted to DNG, are the 'creme de la creme', according to Gerald, even beating today's best mirrorless cameras.

If you're a Fujifilm or Lumix fan, however, you might want to look away. Besides the odd exception of specific color profiles, namely the paid-for Lumix Arri C3 LUT and Fujifilm's base F-Log profile for its XH-2 and XH-2S cameras, Gerald ranks the two popular brands' color profiles — Film Simulations and Real Time LUTs respectively — at the bottom for color accuracy overall.

If Fujifilm ranks at the bottom for color accuracy, how come so many people love Fujifilm color, specifically its Film Simulations? The answer is that judging the 'best' color science is a subjective exercise — the most accurate doesn't necessarily mean the look you want artistically.

Indeed, Gerald opens his video by saying, "Subjective preference is often conflated with objective accuracy, and so I'm going to tell you which cameras are actually the most accurate, but that doesn't mean you're wrong if you prefer the look of a different, less accurate image. Art doesn't have to be correct."

He's right of course. However, there's no doubt that a brand's color accuracy, and especially its consistency across multiple cameras, is particularly important for multi-cam shoots. If the color science of, say a Sony FX3 and Sony FX6, is wildly different, then grading that footage for a consistent look can cause no end of headaches, whereas a matched color profile is a solid base to work from.

On that note, Gerald says the color profiles of DJI cameras can vary a lot, but he notes that Sony has made a lot of progress with its color accuracy, and that its recent cameras are much better than older models, which had a poor reputation.

Although the video is partly just a bit of fun (and sure enough it's sparked a comments war between brand loyalists), it's an interesting watch for tech nerds, and a window into the world of color science. What do you make of Gerald's findings? Let me know in the comments below!

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Tim is the Cameras editor at Tech Radar. He has enjoyed more than 15 years in the photo video industry with most of those in the world of tech journalism. During his time as Deputy Technical Editor with Amateur Photographer, as a freelancer and consequently editor at Tech Radar, Tim has developed a deeply technical knowledge and practical experience with cameras, educating others through news, reviews and features. He’s also worked in video production for Studio 44 with clients including Canon, and volunteers his spare time to consult a non-profit, diverse stories team based in Nairobi. Tim is curious, a keen creative, avid footballer and runner, and moderate flat white drinker who has lived in Kenya and believes we have much to enjoy and learn from each other.

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Key Takeaways

• You Tube's biggest camera nerd ranks major brands for color accuracy — and it’s bad news for Fujifilm and Lumix fans

• Is your camera's color profile accurate

• When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission

• You Tuber Gerald Undone is well known for his in-depth camera reviews, unpacking the technical capabilities of each model, particularly for video recording, with a thoroughness that few other reviewers can match

• Recently, he posted a video on his channel in which he ranked which brands overall, and which specific color profiles, stand out as the most accurate in 2026, based on his work creating custom LUT color profiles for over 50 of the latest cameras from Canon, Sony, Panasonic, Nikon, DJI, Fujifilm and more