Sealife DC800 - Manual (Page 74)

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4. Shoot many pictures of the same subject - If you don’t like it,
delete it - later.
One of the great advantages of digital cameras is that you can review
and delete pictures later, so shoot several pictures of the same subject.
One of the best ways to learn underwater photography is from your good
pictures and bad pictures.
5. Use the SeaLife Flash Accessories to enhance color and
brightness.
Water filters out light and red/yellow colors resulting in darker, blue images.
The SeaLife DC800 Sea mode setting will correct for lost colors, but is only
effective to a depth of about 50ft/15m, depending available sunlight and
water visibility, The most effective way to compensate for lost colors is
by using artificial light, like the SeaLife Digital Pro Flash. The Flash easily
mounts to the bottom of the housing. The flexible arm allows you to direct
the flash at the subject. Even two flashes can be mounted onto the housing
for an evenly illuminated and shadow-free image. This system blocks the
built-in flash and prevents backscatter. The flexible flash arms allow quick
adjustments of the flash.
6. Use the landscape focus to minimize shutter lag time.
Shutter lag is that annoying delay between pushing the shutter button
and image capture. The camera uses this time to accurately measure the
shooting distance for a sharp in-focus picture. For fast moving sealife, this
can be a problem, but there is an easy solution. To minimize the shutter lag
time we suggest keeping the camera set to landscape (infinity) focus [
].
All underwater subjects beyond 1.5 feet (50cm) shooting distance will be in
focus and the shutter lag time is practically elliminated.
7. Visit the SeaLife website for updated tips an advice.
Any updates to the manual or additional tips and advice can be found on
the SeaLife website at www.sealife-cameras.com.
8. Ask your local SeaLife dive dealer about underwater
photography courses
Most SeaLife dive dealers offer underwater photography courses which
includes hands-on training as well as many helpful tips and techniques to
underwater photography.