- Insert a fully charged camera battery and a SD card.
- Set Mode Dial to “M” Manual Mode. Set Aperture to f/8 and shutter
speed to 1/125th second. Other shooting modes are not recommended.
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In Menu:
Set Image Quality to “L” 24M and Still Image Aspect Ratio to “3:2.”
Set Image Review to “8 sec” and Touch Shutter to “Disable.”
Set AF operation to “ONE SHOT” and AF method to “1-point AF.”
Set AF + MF to “Off” and IS Settings to “Continuous, Dynamic IS 2.”
Set Lens Chromatic aberration and Peripheral illumination to “Enable.”
Set ISO speed to “200” and Highlight tone priority to “Off.”
Set Auto Lighting Optimizer to “Standard.”
Set Metering mode to “Center-weighted avg.”
In Flash Control
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Set Flash firing to “ ” and E-TTL II meter to “Evaluative.”
Set Red-eye reduc. to “Off”
Set Built-in flash settings Flash Mode to E-TTL II and Shutter Sync. to
“1st curtain.”
Set External flash settings as desired once a strobe is detected and
turned on.
Set Movie rec. size to “FHD” and AF w/shutter button during to “ON.”
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In Menu:
Insert and format an SD card. CAUTION: Save existing photos on a
separate storage device before formatting.
Set ECO Mode to “Off.”
In Power Saving, set Auto Power Down to and Display Off to “Off.”
Set Touch Operation to “Disable.”
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In Q.SET Menu:
Set White Balance to “Auto.” Always use auto white balance (AWB) > >
STEP 2 - Initial Camera Settings
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before placing camera in housing
Setup your camera for underwater use and then adjust your settings once underwater.
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