1st time out with my S100

[Interceptor121]

The Auto mode is totally inadequate to underwater shots as the artificial intelligence in the camera can't work out what is that is being shot due to the different medium. In the worst case you should use in Program but avoid auto as the plague as the camera will try to detect the scene it is shooting and introduce a lot of lag
Shooting in shutter or aperture priority is a good starting point and set the auto iso not to exceed 400

Rumrunner_1492, I'm new to Underwater Photography(Photograpghy all together) as well. I shot everything on auto for two reasons 1. to give me a base as a starting point and 2. to see what the camera can do on it's own. I have read a lot of articles including The Underwater Photography guide and will start experimenting with settings and compositions and hopefully see some improvements.

 

[Knackas]

Thanks Interceptor, shutter priority was going to be my next step.

 

[chat2joe]

Couple of shots from my first couple of dives with the S100 in Ikelite Housing...

Messing about in the Pool first (+Intova ISS 4000 strobe)

First dive with it (10m) (+ Ikelite ISS 4000 strobe)

could have used a burst of light onto the foreground kelp here;

2nd Dive (without any strobe, onboard flash)

All shot in Ireland. Really looking forward to getting out again soon.

 

[chile7236]

nice pics, chat2joe

 

[Dean13579]

A few more shots from Egypt.

 

[ivakdiver]

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I've downloaded a few images from my very first dives with the S100 in the Canon waterproof case, taken in Roatan a few months back. I only used the onboard flash. What I liked about just using the camera in the case and no external flash was that I could sometimes get a lot closer to some subjects as there were no arms or flash heads to have to position.

 

[bkopec]

ivakdiver, what settings did you use for the wide angle shots. Most people seem to say you can't do much wide angle w/ just the internal flash because of backscatter but yours look pretty solid.

 

[ivakdiver]

Sorry, my post might have been misleading, the first two wide angle shots were with available light. All the close ups were with the internal flash. Note that the flash has 3 power settings. Being able to switch is sometimes very useful.
The two shots where I was attempting Close focus wide angle toward the surface(soft coral and brain coral)were at 100 ISO f 5.6 and 1/500th

 

[Interceptor121]

Am not sure where you or that from
You can do wide angle without a strobe and a filter as long as you are steady enough for the long shutter times without a strobe
And there is no wide angle without a wide angle lens
So if you want to shoot a still without a wide angle lens without the strobe you can but is not going to be wide at all
Internal flash is a waste of time and guarantee backscatter at 10 cm or 1/3 foot distance

ivakdiver, what settings did you use for the wide angle shots. Most people seem to say you can't do much wide angle w/ just the internal flash because of backscatter but yours look pretty solid.

 

[ivakdiver]

Some would consider the 24 mm setting to be 'wide' but it isn't. I haven't got an attachment lens yet and plan to do so. The internal flash will not be adequate, as interceptor has pointed out.
Still, What I was hoping to show is that with a fairly simple set up, camera and housing, one can get reasonable photos on dive trips.