Remove the o-rings.
Clean and check the o-rings. If the o-rings are damaged they should be replaced. Remember the cost of replacing an o-ring is cheaper than replacing a camera.
Lubricate the o-ring with silicone grease.
Clean the o-ring grooves in the casing. Make sure they are clean because even a single hair can cause a leak.
Place the [...]
One of the main thing that everyone wants to achieve when taking pictures underwater is sharpness, colourful and good composition.
Proper focus is the first step to a sharp image.
Try to hold the camera as steady as possible, exhaling steadily and gently as you squeeze the shutter button. Don’t hold your breath.
Generally with most cameras your [...]
Straight after your dive wash everything in cold fresh water.
Leave the camera equipment in a bucket of fresh water for at least 60 seconds to remove all the salt water.
Do not open the camera case until the equipment is fully dried off.
If you cannot wash your camera equipment immediately after the dive with fresh [...]
There are 6 ways to overcome light loss when taking pictures underwater.
1. The use of natural light (the Sun).
Between 10am and 2pm the sun should be directly over head. The surface water condition is also important, if the water is calm less sunlight is reflected away but if the surface is rough especially after a [...]
One of the biggest issues that most amateur underwater photographer discover when viewing the pictures after a dive is that the pictures are too blue.
1. Get close to your subject.
The less water distance between you and your subject, the less colour is absorbed as it travels between your subject and your camera.
2. Stay shallow.
Water absorbs [...]
Aperture & Shutter Speed when underwater
Aperture
Aperture in the opening of the lenses. To understand aperture think of aperture as a water tap, the more you open the tap the faster the water flows. To understand shutter speed think of the shutter speed as how long you leave the tap open.
Like the tap [...]
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If you are interested in underwater photography, I first recommend that you complete PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) courses to a minimum of the Advanced Open Water Diver level. This will give you the basic skills you need to be able to dive and control your buoyancy, which are the basic requirement for underwater [...]
Remove the o-rings.
Clean and check the o-rings. If the o-rings are damaged they should be replaced. Remember the cost of replacing an o-ring is cheaper than replacing a camera.
Lubricate the o-ring with silicone grease.
Clean the o-ring grooves in the casing. Make sure they are clean because even a single hair can cause a leak.
Place the [...]
