Red Filter for Canon S100 / Canon WP-DC43?

[skipmc]

Hi folks,

I really enjoy this camera and housing as they're so easy and convenient to use and don't distract from my diving enjoyment, but I'd like to try a red filter to see if I can breathe some color back into my photos and videos without complicated or tedious post-processing.

I've seen a couple options for filters for this housing but they all seem dubious.

Does anyone have any advice or experience with any red / magenta filters for the WP-DC43?

Thank you!

 

[Tippytoes12]

I have used an S110 for several years and when I manually adjust the WB have found no need whatsoever to use a filter. The only work I do on photos is a bit of cropping and using the enhance button on the iPad.

Apologies if you know this already.

Best fishes x

 

[skipmc]

Thank you Tippytoes, yes, I do set white balance manually, but often just use the underwater setting on the S100, and still end up with very little red, orange and yellow below 60 feet / 20 meters, so I was looking for a bit more help as I really don't like to get too distracted by my camera.

I just bought this as an experiment (hopefully it's easy to put on at depth and remove in the shallows) and will reply here with my results.

Thanks!

 

[Gilligan]

Hi folks,

I really enjoy this camera and housing as they're so easy and convenient to use and don't distract from my diving enjoyment, but I'd like to try a red filter to see if I can breathe some color back into my photos and videos without complicated or tedious post-processing.

I've seen a couple options for filters for this housing but they all seem dubious.

Does anyone have any advice or experience with any red / magenta filters for the WP-DC43?

Thank you!

If you are using Photoshop there is an action file called underwater.atn
Not sure where to download as I did a quick Google search for it and came up empty handed.
You load it into your Actions and when you click on it on bluish no-flash photos it color corrects it.
A lot less work than calibrating white balance.

 

[rob1967]

A red filter can work well shallow, but deeper there is just no more red so it will no longer be effective. Your best bet is to add a strobe if you want to get photos with nice bright realistic colours.

 

[odblnt]

As a possibility, you can always set your "shortcut" button for white balance and take it off a diving slate at whatever depth. Works fine.

 

[Nemrod]

You cannot put back what is not there.

N

 

[dfx]

If the lack of a thread at the front is the problem, this might be a solution.

 

[RESCUEDIVER]

I've used the s100 set up successfully for a few years...use CHDK, set the white balance to "underwater" or cloudy (you won't have to mess with manual white balance) USE A STROBE or 2 (you can't get colors without something to drive out the colors such as a strobe)- post processing white balance saturation and vibrance will solve most of your issues- Photoshop, PSP etc

Your never going to get "color" past the strength of the strobe at depth...