Hi. Recently purchased the TG5 and housing and have had some fun getting some okay results for my first attempt at any sort of photography. Encouraging! However I am a bit confused and frustrated with some of the settings when I get more than a few inches from a subject.
Right now I am just using video lights. For both video and stills. a combo of two Gobe850's and one Sola Photo 800 (trade back and for between my buddy). For the close up stuff, there seems to be little issues with my results/lighting. However when i get more than a just a few inches away, all the coral and wild life appear blue and green.
Made two simple links to show a few unedited images to demonstrate it better. Most of this was at a depth between 20-50 feet.
Close Up Images :
When close up......
Green and Blue Images
When further away ...
Two basic starter questions :
1) Do I need to worry about setting white balance while underwater? Ie. should I be calibrating it using a white card or shooting a neutral color while "in the blue" ? For both photos and video.
2) Is it simply a matter of my lights not being powerful enough? Would a higher lumen lamp help solve this?
I'm typically shooing with Auto ISO/Auto WB/No Flash (using video lights)/Raw+Jpg in a custom setting. Havent done much using the "underwater mode" as I assumed that's for more light/snorkel like environments?
When I looked at various youtube videos online w/ sample TG4 footage (ie the examples from Backscatter and the like) the color looks dramatically different than mine BUT a lot of the sample video appears to be taken at a shallow depth.
Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Right now I am just using video lights. For both video and stills. a combo of two Gobe850's and one Sola Photo 800 (trade back and for between my buddy). For the close up stuff, there seems to be little issues with my results/lighting. However when i get more than a just a few inches away, all the coral and wild life appear blue and green.
Made two simple links to show a few unedited images to demonstrate it better. Most of this was at a depth between 20-50 feet.
Close Up Images :
When close up......
Green and Blue Images
When further away ...
Two basic starter questions :
1) Do I need to worry about setting white balance while underwater? Ie. should I be calibrating it using a white card or shooting a neutral color while "in the blue" ? For both photos and video.
2) Is it simply a matter of my lights not being powerful enough? Would a higher lumen lamp help solve this?
I'm typically shooing with Auto ISO/Auto WB/No Flash (using video lights)/Raw+Jpg in a custom setting. Havent done much using the "underwater mode" as I assumed that's for more light/snorkel like environments?
When I looked at various youtube videos online w/ sample TG4 footage (ie the examples from Backscatter and the like) the color looks dramatically different than mine BUT a lot of the sample video appears to be taken at a shallow depth.
Any help or insight would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!