Housing And Camera Setup; Step 1 - Initial Camera Setup - Sony 6116.12 RX100 III Instruction Manual

Housing and Camera Setup

STEP 1 - Initial Camera Setup

Setup your camera for underwater use and then adjust your settings once underwater.
- Set Mode Dial to "A" Aperture Priority. Manually adjust aperture setting to
achieve the best exposure for your shooting conditions. The shutter
speed will be locked at 1/30th second. If a faster shutter speed is
desired, set Mode Dial to "M" Manual mode to manually adjust both
aperture and shutter speed settings.
- In MENU settings:
Set Image Size to "L: 20M" and Aspect Ratio to "3:2" or other preffered
setting.
Set Quality to "X.FINE" Extra Fine."
Set Drive Mode to "Single Shooting" and Red Eye Reduction to "Off."
Set Focus Mode to "Single-shot AF" and Focus Area to "Center."
Set AF Illuminator to "Off."
Set ISO to "200" and ND Filter to "Off."
Set Metering Mode to "Center" and White Balance to "Auto WB." For
best results and when using a color filter, manually set white balance
for each working depth.
Set DRO/Auto HDR "OFF."
Set SteadyShot to "On" and Auto Review to "5 Sec."
Set Pre-AF to "On" and Zoom Setting to "Optical Zoom Only."
Set Monitor Brightness to "Manual +1."
Set Pwr Save Start Time to "5 min."
Set Date and Time.
Insert and Format a memory card.
- Set Flash Mode to "Fill-flash
(before placing camera in housing)
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