White Balance

[Ultra Magnus]

I feel like I've lost my mind. I can swear that I've already posted this question. I mean, I remember it in detail, but I can't find it anywhere on this board. I've done a few searches by keyworkds and by all posts by me but I can't seem to find it. Maybe I just remember me thinking about posting this question but not ever really getting around to doing it. At only 27, this kind of thing sometimes worries me.

Anyway, this is kind of directed to Photo John seeing how he's done a test of the Sony F828 and all but anyone who knows anything is free to reply. What do you think of the auto white balance, and the factory preset white balance settings on that camera? I've played a bit with them, and it seems that the daylight setting makes my pictures look alittle too red and dark. If I'm trying to capture the color of a flower for example, should I be using one of those grey cards I've heard mention of on this board?

Here's a pic of my bike where I used the daylight white balance setting.