CODMAN
Contributor
Hi all,
I just tried my Canon A75 powershot and Wp-dc30 casing yesterday and need some help with something. Firstly, I've read several of the tip posts which were very usefull. But something is puzzling me and I need your help! Here is the lowdown...
I basically did a 1 hour test dive in my local swimming pool (14 feet deep and artificial lighting) and shot my heart away to test things.... I tested auto settings, manual white balance, manual aperture settings, manual shutter speed settings, with and without flash, video... You name it, I tested it... But I had big problems shooting without my flash (not strobe, just intergrated flash). I tried to see what I could get without a flash and was very disapointed. Despite my best efforts, there was not enough light (and yes, it was quite well lit in there) to get decent exposure! Even at 1/60s shutter speed! I eventually got decent exposure, but needed to go to very slow speeds (like 1-2 second shutter speed). So all these manually set pictures, without flash, came out underexposed. Wether at 3 feet, or at 15-20 feet... I came to figure that it was simply that there was not enough light to take decent pics without the flash. But then I checked my video I shot and was surprised! The video was awesome; crystal clear! And I was shooting from 20-25 feet away! The image is great! And the video function does not use an external light source!
So I was thinking, why can't I get a decent exposure without my flash on photo shots, but I can take great video?
Is this normal? Is it due to the way the camera functions? Or do you think I'm doing something wrong when taking pics without the flash? I'm no expert in photography, but it seems bizare!!!
Does anybody have any input as to this? Can anybody help me out? I'd like to understand why this happened (even if it's normal)....
Thanks in advance for your help! You are a great resource for beginers like me!!!
I just tried my Canon A75 powershot and Wp-dc30 casing yesterday and need some help with something. Firstly, I've read several of the tip posts which were very usefull. But something is puzzling me and I need your help! Here is the lowdown...
I basically did a 1 hour test dive in my local swimming pool (14 feet deep and artificial lighting) and shot my heart away to test things.... I tested auto settings, manual white balance, manual aperture settings, manual shutter speed settings, with and without flash, video... You name it, I tested it... But I had big problems shooting without my flash (not strobe, just intergrated flash). I tried to see what I could get without a flash and was very disapointed. Despite my best efforts, there was not enough light (and yes, it was quite well lit in there) to get decent exposure! Even at 1/60s shutter speed! I eventually got decent exposure, but needed to go to very slow speeds (like 1-2 second shutter speed). So all these manually set pictures, without flash, came out underexposed. Wether at 3 feet, or at 15-20 feet... I came to figure that it was simply that there was not enough light to take decent pics without the flash. But then I checked my video I shot and was surprised! The video was awesome; crystal clear! And I was shooting from 20-25 feet away! The image is great! And the video function does not use an external light source!
So I was thinking, why can't I get a decent exposure without my flash on photo shots, but I can take great video?
Is this normal? Is it due to the way the camera functions? Or do you think I'm doing something wrong when taking pics without the flash? I'm no expert in photography, but it seems bizare!!!
Does anybody have any input as to this? Can anybody help me out? I'd like to understand why this happened (even if it's normal)....
Thanks in advance for your help! You are a great resource for beginers like me!!!