Initial Camera Settings
(before placing camera in housing)
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Insert fully charged battery.
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Insert and format a SD or SDHC memory card.
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Set Date and Time.
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Set Lens Retract to “0 sec.”
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Power Saving: Set Auto Power Down to “Off” and Display Off to “3 min.”
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Set Rec. Mode to “P” Program.
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Set Focus Range to “Normal.”
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Set Drive Mode to “Single Shot.”
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Set Light Metering to “Center Weighted.”
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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.
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Set ISO to “200.”
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Set Resolution to “L” 16M and Movie Quality to “1280.”
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Set AF Frame to “Center” and Digital Zoom to “Off.”
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Set AF Point Zoom to “Off” and Servo AF to “Off.”
A strobe focusing light is recommended to assist AF underwater.
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Set Continuous AF to “Off.”
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Set Lamp Setting to “Off” and Red-Eye Correction to “Off.”
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Set i-Contrast to “Off.”
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Set Review image after shooting to “8 Seconds.”
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Set Blink Detection and Grid Lines to “Off.”
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Set Flash to “On Flash always fires.”
Note:
Enable Macro mode when shooting close-up subjects. If
overexposure occurs, back away from the subject and zoom in slightly. If
overexposure continues, use “-” exposure compensation.
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