YouTuber Gerald Undone is well known for his in-depth camera reviews, unveiling the technical capabilities of each model, particularly for video recording, with a thoroughness that few other reviews can match.
Recently, he posted a video to his channel in which he ranks 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 photographer, I was eager to see his findings – and hoped my own camera would rank well. Fortunately for me, as a Nikon user, there is some good news: Nikon’s “Flat” color profile ranks among the best in-camera profiles in terms of accuracy. I tend to use this natural-looking color profile when I don’t want the post-production hassle of N-Log and huge raw file sizes.
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If you’re a Fujifilm or Lumix fan, you might want to look away. Besides the odd exception of specific color profiles, namely the paid Lumix Arri C3 LUT and Fujifilm’s F-Log base profile for its XH-2 and XH-2S cameras, Gerald ranks the color profiles of the two popular brands – Film Simulations and Real-Time LUTs respectively – at the bottom for overall color accuracy.
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Is color accuracy the ultimate solution?
If Fujifilm ranks low in color accuracy, how come so many people love Fujifilm color, especially its film simulations? The answer is that judging the “best” color science is a subjective exercise: the most accurate does not necessarily mean the look you want artistically.
Indeed, Gerald opens his video by saying: “Subjective preference is often confused with objective accuracy, and so I’m going to tell you which cameras are actually more accurate, but that doesn’t mean you’re wrong if you prefer the look of a different, less precise image.” Art doesn’t have to be correct. »
He is right of course. However, there is no doubt that a brand’s color accuracy, including its consistency across multiple cameras, is particularly important for multi-camera shoots. If the color science of, say, a Sony FX3 and a Sony FX6, is very different, then calibrating those images for a consistent look can cause endless headaches, whereas a matching color profile is a solid foundation to work from.
On this subject, Gerald says that the color profiles of DJI cameras can vary greatly, but he notes that Sony has made a lot of progress in terms of color accuracy and that its newer cameras are much better than older models, which had a bad reputation.
While the video is partly just a bit of fun (and of course, it sparked a comment war among brand loyalists), it’s an interesting watch for tech enthusiasts and a window into the world of color science. What do you think of Gerald’s findings? Let me know in the comments below!
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