ron_dodge
Contributor
Hi,
After shooting with an Olympus TG-830 for a few years I recently stepped up to a TG-4. I just got back from a week in Bonaire I'm a little fed-up with the (lack of) ability to set the white balance on the TG-4 while underwater.
I'm a no-strobe shooter and use white balance adjustments to get "good" color while underwater. This has worked great for years with the TG-830. I could point it at a black wall and tell it that was white and the 830 would accept that and do it's best with the color.
The TG-4 on the other hand seems to require perfect light to set the white balance while underwater. If I was above about 30 feet and there was good sun the TG-4 would set the white balance w/out using the flash. If I was deeper than about 30' I had to use the flash (which is counter productive since I shoot w/ no flash) or I would get the "WB NG Retry" message.
This is super frustrating as the cheaper version of the camera seems to have MUCH better performance in this area. I "upgraded" to the TG-4 for the better lens of the TG-4 and it's ability to shoot in RAW but, I don't want to have to edit every RAW image in Lightroom.
So a question for all the other TG-4 owners out there, is this normal for the camera or did I get a dud and need to call Olympus?
I've attached some images I've shot at depth using the TG-830 w/out a strobe or edits for example.
After shooting with an Olympus TG-830 for a few years I recently stepped up to a TG-4. I just got back from a week in Bonaire I'm a little fed-up with the (lack of) ability to set the white balance on the TG-4 while underwater.
I'm a no-strobe shooter and use white balance adjustments to get "good" color while underwater. This has worked great for years with the TG-830. I could point it at a black wall and tell it that was white and the 830 would accept that and do it's best with the color.
The TG-4 on the other hand seems to require perfect light to set the white balance while underwater. If I was above about 30 feet and there was good sun the TG-4 would set the white balance w/out using the flash. If I was deeper than about 30' I had to use the flash (which is counter productive since I shoot w/ no flash) or I would get the "WB NG Retry" message.
This is super frustrating as the cheaper version of the camera seems to have MUCH better performance in this area. I "upgraded" to the TG-4 for the better lens of the TG-4 and it's ability to shoot in RAW but, I don't want to have to edit every RAW image in Lightroom.
So a question for all the other TG-4 owners out there, is this normal for the camera or did I get a dud and need to call Olympus?
I've attached some images I've shot at depth using the TG-830 w/out a strobe or edits for example.