Poor Gopro 7 quality

[Tassi Devil Diver]

Hello, hoping someone can help me with an issue I am having with my GoPro 7, I am not happy with the quality of the footage I am getting, objects in the foreground looks soft around the edges and objects have some sort of halo around them. Below is some stills highlighting the issue. Anyone have any idea what is going on?

 

[ReadyDiverOne]

Looks like you've got some condensation inside your housing, either on the lens glass itself or on the port. Try keeping the housing outside so it will warm up and not create condensation when it hits the water. You can also try to slip a desiccant inside the housing. Seems for sure to be fog.

 

[divinh]

Agree with ReadyDiverOne... condensation in the housing.

 

[Tassi Devil Diver]

Thanks for the reply will keep an eye on condensation in the housing.

 

[SS Keller]

I can't find them on GoPro's website anymore, but they used to sell moisture absorbers. I did a Google search and it appears as though you can still get them from Amazon. They're really flat and I slide one inside the housing right under the camera. It is a tight fit, but it works. I re-use the same one over and over. So buy a handful and they should last you a long time.

 

[divinh]

I can't find them on GoPro's website anymore, but they used to sell moisture absorbers. I did a Google search and it appears as though you can still get them from Amazon. They're really flat and I slide one inside the housing right under the camera. It is a tight fit, but it works. I re-use the same one over and over. So buy a handful and they should last you a long time.

I have some of these and they are indeed a tight fit. They're also easy to lose if you're not paying attention when removing the camera from the housing, as they'll slide out with the camera due to the snug fit.

 

[Hatul]

Can I ask what housing you're using?

 

[Tassi Devil Diver]

Will try and get hold of the small moisture absorbers.

I am using the IQ-SUB 150m housing.

 

[Joneill]

I can't find them on GoPro's website anymore, but they used to sell moisture absorbers. I did a Google search and it appears as though you can still get them from Amazon. They're really flat and I slide one inside the housing right under the camera. It is a tight fit, but it works. I re-use the same one over and over. So buy a handful and they should last you a long time.

Look a little harder, next time :

https://gopro.com/en/us/shop/accessories/anti-fog-inserts/AHDAF-302.html

 

[aviator8]

Will try and get hold of the small moisture absorbers.

I am using the IQ-SUB 150m housing.

There are little silica packs in just about everything you buy these days. You can use any one of them that fit and they are free. You can ensure that they are ready to absorb the max amount of ambient moister by running them in the microwave for several cycles.