Initial Camera Settings
(before placing camera in housing)
- Insert fully charged battery.
- Set ECO Mode to “Off.”
- In FUNC.SET Menu:
Set recording mode to “P” Program.
Set Focus Range to “Normal.”
Set Drive Mode to “Single Shot.”
Set Recording Pixels to “L” 16M and Movie Quality to “1280.”
Set Light Metering to “Center Weighted Avg.”
Set White Balance to Auto “AWB.” If more accurate colors are desired,
we recommend setting manual white balance underwater using a white
slate or white sandy bottom. Manual white balance should be reset for
each working depth due to color absorption caused by the water. When
adding a UR-Pro color filter, reset manual white balance.
Set ISO to “200.”
- In Menu:
Set AF Frame to “Center” and Digital Zoom to “Off.”
Set AF Point Zoom to “Off” and Servo AF to “Off.” A strobe focusing light
is recommended to assist AF underwater.
Set Continuous AF to “Off.”
Set Lamp Setting to “Off” and Red-Eye Correction to “Off.”
Set Review image after shooting to “8 Seconds” and i-Contrast to “Off.
Set Blink Detection and Grid Lines to “Off”, and Date Stamp as desired.
- In Menu:
Set Date and Time.
Set Lens Retract to “1 Min.”
Power Saving: Set Auto Power Down to “Off” and Display Off to “3 min.”
Insert and Format an SDHC Memory Card.
- Set Flash to “On Flash always fires.”
Note:
Enable Macro mode when shooting very close subjects. If
overexposure occurs, back away from the subject and zoom in slightly. If
overexposure continues, use “-” exposure compensation.
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