Underwater Photography/Video Recording; Underwater Program - Leica X-U 113 Instructions Manual

UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEO RECORDING

Color rendering underwater is significantly different from that outside
the water. Specific components of the light spectrum are filtered out
with increasing depth. Without an additional light source, red
disappears at a depth of around 5 meters, orange at around 15
meters, and yellow at approx. 30 meters depth (16/50/100ft).

Underwater Program

Your Leica X-U comes equipped with an underwater mode, which
includes an adapted white balance function (only during recording/
exposure) to counteract this effect. The standard white balance
function is unavailable in that mode, and pressing the WB button will
display the relevant menu item as disabled.
Enabling/Disabling the Function
Press the cross pad downward
• With the underwater mode enabled,
header, and the display for the white balance setting will disappear.
will appear to the left of the
All other camera functions remain available during underwater
photography or video recording.
Another important point to remember is that the available light
diminishes with increasing depth/distance and that particles
suspended in the water can severely impair image quality. The same
applies for images taken with flash, specifically in terms of the lesser
reach of the flash.
Note:
We recommend using the integrated flash up to a water depth of 5
meters/16ft only. In greater depths, the use of an external,
underwater-capable flash device with a wireless connection to the
camera is recommended that can be triggered by the in-built camera
flash (available from other manufacturers at specialist retailers).
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