Underwater Photo Camera Settings

Great underwater settings built right into camera..had to unlock them but the instructions that came with the housing explained it all.

The 1610 holds all of my underwater photo gear in one box.

Here is the most important thing you will need to know... IT WORKS! Putting your 5D Mark III into a body of water with a $2500 dollar lens and a flash does not feel natural in any way the first time you ease it into the water. But life is life and if it was going to leak I was going to find out the hard way, It did not leak. Humidity packets that came with it got rid of fog. The only tricky thing is that you really need to dial in your settings before getting in there, or use it on full auto. I shoot in Pools in Manual and it worked fine with a bit of going back and adjusting settings again. Direct flash looks terrible underwater as it does above water, so I am still not sure I will use flash again for my underwater needs. Great thing is I can turn flash on and off through the housing anyways so, not a big deal to have there just in case. The plastic does warp your lcd image and makes it look cloudy, the first time I thought everything looked terrible until I took it out of the thick plastic housing. Bottom line, this works, and the company that makes it guarantees your gear in case of manufacturing failure. KEEP YOUR RECEIPT!

I went diving for the first time and bought this housing to take my Canon T3i underwater with me. I only dove 7 meters/21 feet, but it worked perfectly fine for me. No leaks or moisture inside at all and it fit my Canon 10-22mm EF-S lens perfectly. There was plenty of room for the flash too. I couldn't really change settings underwater while diving, although I could in the housing above water. I was hoping to switch to movie mode at some point, but wasn't able to. In reality, I don't think I would have been able to hold it straight in front of me steady enough while diving in order to do video anyway. That's probably just because I have no diving experience though. I set it to A+ (scene intelligent auto) mode for the underwater shots so I wouldn't have to change any manual settings. I had to let almost all of the air out in order to get it below the surface of the water, even with the lead weight in the case. Since it wasn't a deep dive, I didn't have any problems with the housing shrinking around the camera at all.I was able to take some photos that I'm really happy with underwater and even above water. The glass doesn't seem to blur the image at all EXCEPT for when you're above water and have water drops on the glass. I also used this case while kayaking in the rain and those shots are blurry.

I took shots at dark. The camera saw what I could not. It is going to be quite useful in my underwater adventures.

I need this product in my sealife underwater camera

keeps the dreaded underwater camera fog at bay.

This camera is truly insane for its price point. I do have a background in working with cinema/video cameras as a director, but this is my first personal digital photo camera purchase. As a beginner/intermediate photographer, I absolutely love that there are a few dials with built in functionality that really makes it intuitive to understand how shutter speed/f stops/iso affects your pictures. It’s so rare that I ever have to even touch the menu, because almost all of the settings I need are right there at my fingertips.I am so glad I went with this over a sony a7s ii for a few reasons. First the 26 mp sensor is perfect for capturing photos with enough detail for the level at which I shoot. Can I shoot billboard photos? No. Can I take really high quality portraits/general photographs? Yes. I love that it’s mirrorless and it’s so fast to take and process photos. Second, the 4k video looks so clean and crisp and surprisingly good in low-light. I’m used to shooting video on $85k cameras so I was surprised with how good a much smaller sensor like this one looks. It’s small and lightweight and so easy to just take with me everywhere I go. The phone app for it generally works well, and makes it easy to take self portraits/reach basic settings. You also can’t beat Fujifilms film emulation- and that’s where this camera really shines. It feels SO much like when I shoot on my OM-10. Every photo has that tactile 35mm grain that I love so much. I highly recommend this camera to anyone wanting to try photography but also anyone who wants a camera that they can grow with, and won’t need to replace/upgrade once they get their sea legs.

I highly recommend this if you have an underwater camera and want to make sure you don't lose it.

Use on O-rings for underwater camera housings