I purchased a ReefMaster DC310 ProSet in May '05. Unfortunately I paid close to $500 for it, I guess the price drop happened shortly thereafter...
It came with the 3.3mp digital camer, housing, external stobe, 3.0 lens and carrying case. I've purchased rechargable batteries and a flash diffuser.
I brought it to Cozumel in July and took hundreds of pictures.
I must admit I have had some problems getting the settings correct and I'm still not sure I'm doing the right things.
While in Cozumel I had the Exposure Program Mode set to Sea mode, not the Flash mode recommended for the external flash I have. Most of the photos I took came back with some of the colors (blues and greens) extremely saturated. (attached examlpe).
I talked with a SeaLife rep and she said that the colors become over saturated because of it being in Sea mode and that I should try it in Land mode underwater. I thought it was pretty strange that the rep was telling me to put my dive camera in Land mode for underwater use. Apparently the software tries to color correct in Sea mode. I was definetly starting to lose confidence in the camera that I bought at this point. I tried this and came back with the same results. My photos were saturated in green. I've seen the same thing in many other examples of photos posted here using this camera DC310. I'm not confident that it is going to get better.
I have yet to take pictures with the camera in the Flash mode per the instruction manual. So, I can't really say that I'm ready to give up on it yet but I'm getting close.
There are some flaws the camera has to start with which I didn't consider when purchasing.
* The biggest I think is the fixed focal length, with the exception of the macro lenses. The only good photos I've seen posted with this camera are done with the macro lens and distance wand.
* The battery life for the camera, even with good rechargables, I've found one set lasts just one dive. The camera battery usually runs out before my air does.
* On about 1/2 my dives in Cozumel with this camera I had problems with moisture. The camera housing lens would fog over. I did have moisture munchers in the camera housing. Just one muncher, I wouldn't think to put more in.
Any other helpful hints for this model of camera would be appreciated. I want to give it one more try before I sheepishly try and sell it....
It came with the 3.3mp digital camer, housing, external stobe, 3.0 lens and carrying case. I've purchased rechargable batteries and a flash diffuser.
I brought it to Cozumel in July and took hundreds of pictures.
I must admit I have had some problems getting the settings correct and I'm still not sure I'm doing the right things.
While in Cozumel I had the Exposure Program Mode set to Sea mode, not the Flash mode recommended for the external flash I have. Most of the photos I took came back with some of the colors (blues and greens) extremely saturated. (attached examlpe).
I talked with a SeaLife rep and she said that the colors become over saturated because of it being in Sea mode and that I should try it in Land mode underwater. I thought it was pretty strange that the rep was telling me to put my dive camera in Land mode for underwater use. Apparently the software tries to color correct in Sea mode. I was definetly starting to lose confidence in the camera that I bought at this point. I tried this and came back with the same results. My photos were saturated in green. I've seen the same thing in many other examples of photos posted here using this camera DC310. I'm not confident that it is going to get better.
I have yet to take pictures with the camera in the Flash mode per the instruction manual. So, I can't really say that I'm ready to give up on it yet but I'm getting close.
There are some flaws the camera has to start with which I didn't consider when purchasing.
* The biggest I think is the fixed focal length, with the exception of the macro lenses. The only good photos I've seen posted with this camera are done with the macro lens and distance wand.
* The battery life for the camera, even with good rechargables, I've found one set lasts just one dive. The camera battery usually runs out before my air does.
* On about 1/2 my dives in Cozumel with this camera I had problems with moisture. The camera housing lens would fog over. I did have moisture munchers in the camera housing. Just one muncher, I wouldn't think to put more in.
Any other helpful hints for this model of camera would be appreciated. I want to give it one more try before I sheepishly try and sell it....