jmart64:
I just took delivery of the new S80 with the Canon housing last week. I have started to play with the camera a little bit and so far have been very impressed. I still know very little about the camera though and I am new to UWP. I am going to be taking it out diving for the first time this weekend and I was hoping someone could give me some guidance about basic setting?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Joe
Joe,
You are in the same place that I am in, only ahead of me. Here are
some comments that I have cut/pasted from this board, so I can't take credit for them!:
1) Av mode was the best to use since depth-of-field was the most important aspect. I "let" the camera decide on shutter speed (btw, I would change ISO depending on depth/light).
2. I did NOT use manual focus -- even on land I find it hard to do trying to use the LCD to get the focus right. With a mask (even though I have lenses for my aged eyes), through the water, through the case, there was just no way I was going to be able to get the focus better than the camera could. Also, with the Canon case (don't know about the Ikelite), you have to hold one button and manipulate one of two others in order to manually focus. Just wasn't going to happen!
3. For the most part I used the "underwater" WB setting. Every once in a while (at a couple of the wrecks) I used the manual WB (using the sand for WB) and I saw very little difference. In post processing, using Elements 3, I can't see any difference in the final image (btw, I get my best results by using the RGB levels correction and correcting for black -- often someone's wetsuit.
I will also PM you a doc that I have assembled from many different sources on general UW photography tips
Dave
