I use My fuji F100fd for underwater photography but have two problems 1) I battle to set my white balance... i Know the theory and on land it is dead easy, but underwater i spend my first 15 minutes of my dive trying to set the white balance. it keeps saying Under! what am i doing wrong? i think it has to do whith the angle i hold the slate and or camera not sure though. 2) Alot of my pictures are a blur, i have the stabalizer switched on but still end up with a blur, what is it that i am doing wrong? Often i will sit at the same spot taking multiple photos but they all a blur eventually i will get one that id brilliant, but by then i have missed everything else. Please advise me what it is i am doing wrong
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Re: White balance and blur underwater
You are not doing anything wrong with your white balance, white balance is very difficult under water, and you should be careful, because your mask might be tinted a certain color, I reccommend leving you white balance normal, then adjusting in photoshop, take a white object down there and hold it over a non important part of the picture, to help with adjusting in photoshop, then crop the object out of the final image. Focusing underwater is difficut as well, as dater distorts light, there is nothing that you can do to keep the water from distorting the light, but if you go to apeture priorities, you can increase your apeture to between f7.2 and f11 to reduce blur (to keep the picture from being too dark and the shutter from being too slow, you can increade your ISO)
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there are advanced color correction modes,
Blue or dark pictures/videos
Keep your shooting distance inside of 2ft to 3ft, depending on
visibility and ambient light.
If you are using only one light, considering adding another light
(dual lights) or/and external flash accessory. The ideal
set-up is a combination of a light plus flash.
Consider purchasing the SeaLife Wide Angle Lens (SL975). The
fisheye lens allows you to get closer to the subject and fit more
into to picture frame.
For SeaLife camera with external light accessory (No external flash):
1) Set the camera's scene mode to Sea mode or Snorkel mode
2) Change camera's PHOTO and VIDEO White Balance
settings to DAYLIGHT.
For SeaLife camera with external light and flash accessories:
1) Set the scene mode to Ext. Flash mode
2) Change the VIDEO White Balance setting to DAYLIGHT.
For other underwater camera brands:
1) Set the Scene mode to "Auto" or "Underwater" scene
mode, as recommended by the camera manufacturer.
2) You may also need to change the White Balance setting to
DAYLIGHT depending on the camera's underwater color
correction or if pictures/video turns out red.
This could be the White Balance setting at time of shooting or at time of Export/Import. Check your White Balance setting, if that is ok, then check your export/import settings on the software you use, perhaps it was changed previously and you may be using the old settings - try using "As-Shot"
Navigate through the settings menu's until you find the one that addresses the white balance. Either leave it set to automatic or experiment with different settings until you are pleased with the results. If this was helpful, please rate.
You might be able to compensate for the flash from within the camera, under lighting. I've already found that setting it for fluorescent while using tungston works well, depending on what main colors you are shooting. Reflectivity can really change a final product.
white balance usually refers to color not brightness. a good way to test your white balance though is to take a sheet of paper and zoom in on it. if it's white, than the white balance isn't the issue. it's most likely lens aperture, though I dont have a clue how to change that on that model camera. if nothing else you at least know what to look for now. sorry i can't be more help. good luck
1) Turn the Mode Dial to MANUAL MODE (Red camera icon with an "M")
2) Use the Arrow Down on the ENTER Button to select W/B (White Balance)
3) Press the center on the ENTER Button to select and adjust W/B (White Balance)
4) Use the Arrow Right (once), then Press and Hold the Arrow Down.
Note: Continue to Press and Hold the Arrow Down. There will be a pause as you reach the bottom of the common preset conditions. Then a new "hidden" option will appear.
5) Once PRE SET appears, Press the center of the ENTER Button to select it.
6) A Special screen will appear. Point the camera direct at something WHITE, like a piece of paper, a white wall or a white shirt. Regardless of the lighting conditions, the camera will accept this "white object" as the new starting point "base of reference" or "True White".
7) Press the Shutter Button to program the new "True White" setting.
8) Press the center of the ENTER Button to accept and continue photography.
These new settings will be saved as PRE SET True White conditions in Manual Photography Mode until you change the settings with another selection. This will not "go away" when the camera is turned off. These settings do not impact Auto Photography Mode.
1) Turn the Mode Dial to MANUAL MODE (Red camera icon with an "M")
2) Use the Arrow Down on the ENTER Button to select W/B (White Balance)
3) Press the center on the ENTER Button to select and adjust W/B (White Balance)
4) Use the Arrow Right (once), then Press and Hold the Arrow Down.
Note: Continue to Press and Hold the Arrow Down. There will be a pause as you reach the bottom of the common preset conditions. Then a new "hidden" option will appear.
5) Once PRE SET appears, Press the center of the ENTER Button to select it.
6) A Special screen will appear. Point the camera direct at something WHITE, like a piece of paper, a white wall or a white shirt. Regardless of the lighting conditions, the camera will accept this "white object" as the new starting point "base of reference" or "True White".
7) Press the Shutter Button to program the new "True White" setting.
8) Press the center of the ENTER Button to accept and continue photography.
These new settings will be saved as PRE SET True White conditions in Manual Photography Mode until you change the settings with another selection. This will not "go away" when the camera is turned off. These settings do not impact Auto Photography Mode.
Hi:
So you bought the camera but didn't make a good choise :)
Yeap, the "four only options" in the Sony F55 in the White Balance Function are what you said. You have to have that in attention when buying a Digital Camera.
About the White Balance > Hold, the intention is to adjust the white balance acording to an object. After you select the option, to use it you just have to point the camera to the object, press half off the shutter button to focus, then you chose the angle and press the rest of the shutter button.
On the other cameras those options improve the quality of the skin tones and colors of your subjects reduzing color temperature.
Regards
Digital cameras rely on "white balance" to control total overall color accuracy as processed for the final image. Colors are greatly affected by light. For example, look at any wall in your home or office and you can easily see that shadows will make the color of the wall appear to be different shades. Sunlight has a very different effect on colors than incandescent light or florescent lights.
Digital cameras start with white (the absence of color) to measure the effect of light and adjust the metering (measurement and accuracy) of all the other colors. Of course, white in a poorly lit room may appear gray or even yellow to some digital cameras. So how can you get accurate color?
1) Turn the Mode Dial to MANUAL MODE (Red camera icon with an "M")
2) Use the Arrow Down on the ENTER Button to select W/B (White Balance)
3) Press the center on the ENTER Button to select and adjust W/B (White Balance)
4) Use the Arrow Right (once), then Press and Hold the Arrow Down.
Note: Continue to Press and Hold the Arrow Down. There will be a pause as you reach the bottom of the common preset conditions. Then a new "hidden" option will appear.
5) Once PRE SET appears, Press the center of the ENTER Button to select it.
6) A Special screen will appear. Point the camera direct at something WHITE, like a piece of paper, a white wall or a white shirt. Regardless of the lighting conditions, the camera will accept this "white object" as the new starting point "base of reference" or "True White".
7) Press the Shutter Button to program the new "True White" setting.
8) Press the center of the ENTER Button to accept and continue photography.
These new settings will be saved as PRE SET True White conditions in Manual Photography Mode until you change the settings with another selection. This will not "go away" when the camera is turned off. These settings do not impact Auto Photography Mode.
Digital cameras rely on "white balance" to control total overall color accuracy as processed for the final image. Colors are greatly affected by light. For example, look at any wall in your home or office and you can easily see that shadows will make the color of the wall appear to be different shades. Sunlight has a very different effect on colors than incandescent light or florescent lights.
Digital cameras start with white (the absence of color) to measure the effect of light and adjust the metering (measurement and accuracy) of all the other colors. Of course, white in a poorly lit room may appear gray or even yellow to some digital cameras. So how can you get accurate color?
1) Turn the Mode Dial to MANUAL MODE (Red camera icon with an "M")
2) Use the Arrow Down on the ENTER Button to select W/B (White Balance)
3) Press the center on the ENTER Button to select and adjust W/B (White Balance)
4) Use the Arrow Right (once), then Press and Hold the Arrow Down.
Note: Continue to Press and Hold the Arrow Down. There will be a pause as you reach the bottom of the common preset conditions. Then a new "hidden" option will appear.
5) Once PRE SET appears, Press the center of the ENTER Button to select it.
6) A Special screen will appear. Point the camera direct at something WHITE, like a piece of paper, a white wall or a white shirt. Regardless of the lighting conditions, the camera will accept this "white object" as the new starting point "base of reference" or "True White".
7) Press the Shutter Button to program the new "True White" setting.
8) Press the center of the ENTER Button to accept and continue photography.
These new settings will be saved as PRE SET True White conditions in Manual Photography Mode until you change the settings with another selection. This will not "go away" when the camera is turned off. These settings do not impact Auto Photography Mode.
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