Canon G11 - auto or underwater setting?
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scottfiji
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Personally, I'd avoid setting the flash on auto. Use auto white balance with "forced flash" for close subjects (within 2 ft), and the underwater setting with the flash off, in shallow water.
You can read more detailed advice on the beginner's guide to underwater photography page.
hope this helps,
Scott
You can read more detailed advice on the beginner's guide to underwater photography page.
hope this helps,
Scott
Jorgy
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I normally use manual with external strobe.......
On a Red Sea trip the batteries ran out on the strobe......
Soooooooo..........
I switched to underwater mode and got some good pics - I recall that I forced the flash to off to avoid backscatter........
Try it and see for yourself.................
Hope this helps............M
On a Red Sea trip the batteries ran out on the strobe......
Soooooooo..........
I switched to underwater mode and got some good pics - I recall that I forced the flash to off to avoid backscatter........
Try it and see for yourself.................
Hope this helps............M
scottfiji
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yes, and that is usually the preferred way, or shooting the ambient light shots in Raw
To take the above question a little further ... on my Nikon P5000, I can program the function button so I can bring up the white balance function quickly underwater. So the question is, on the G11, is it easy or cumbersome to get to the manual WB function? I see that as an important issue.
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