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G G e e n n e e r r a a l l T T i i p p s s
Due to the power required to operate the camera flash and
LCD screen it is a good idea to start each dive with a fresh set of
batteries
Some cameras reset their flash to AUTO when the camera is
turned on If you prefer another setting be sure to select it
As soon as you enter the water take a moment and check the
housing to see that it is properly sealed
Next check to see if there are any bubbles on the face of the
lens port If there are take your finger and remove them If
there are bubbles on the lens port they can produce soft focus
spots in your photographs
If you use the housing Zoom control make sure to move it back
to the center position If the housing Zoom control is pushing
the camera zoom lever to either side the camera will not
function (See page )
N N O O T T E E
If you are shooting with the camera's built in flash at
approximately
feet (
maximum telephoto The lens port on the housing blocks a
portion of the light from the camera's built in flash when
shooting close up If you do not zoom to maximum telephoto a
shadow may appear in the lower left corner of close up
photographs (You can test this above water)
To shoot wide angle photographs closer than
need to use a preflash compatible external strobe such as the
DS
With an external strobe you can position it so nothing
blocks the light path between the strobe and the subject
m) or less zoom the lens to
feet (
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P P h h o o t t o o T T i i p p s s
The number one rule in underwater photography is eliminate as
much water between camera and subject as possible Get as
close as you can to the subject then use the zoom If you are
using flash subjects beyond
color
The camera's built in flash is very close to the camera lens The
flash will light up any suspended particles in the water and they
will be recorded in your picture This effect is called backscatter
To eliminate as much backscatter as possible photograph close
Photograph in clear water; do not stir up the sand or silty
bottom If backscatter becomes a problem in the environment
you are photographing an external flash will help eliminate
much of the backscatter
Digital cameras have a slight lag time between when you press
the shutter release button and the camera actually takes the
picture Hold the camera steady a second or two after pressing
the shutter release button
Do not shoot down on subjects as they will quite often blend
into the background and be difficult to see in the photograph
Shoot subjects straight on or shoot up at a slight angle using
the blue water as a contrasting background
Underwater flash is used to restore the warmer colors filtered
out by the water as well as to illuminate the subject When
photographing underwater set the camera to use flash on
every shot If the camera's flash is set to AUTO and the sun is
m) you
behind your subject the camera may see enough light that it
does not fire the flash With the sun behind the subject the
subject is shaded (dark) and needs flash for a good exposure
feet (
m)will not have much
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