GPH 7 Video settings for deep dive

[Scuba Cobra]

I am conducting a dive to 130-150' tomorrow onto the USS Emmons. It's a pretty big deal for me and I wanted to record the dive to share with some friends leading me to acquire a hero 7 black from a friend for the dive.

I'm just wondering what the best settings will be for me to capture this dive. I do not have a red filter, nor do I have a tray and light sources.

thanks for your input.

 

[Interceptor121]

red filter won't be useful at those depth but lights would be really helpful if you wont want to end up with grainy footage that only looks good black and white

 

[H2O lover]

Even lights won't help with wide angle scenes. Us the low light setting it works every well for me.

 

[runsongas]

the low light setting does 30 fps by default iirc. you can try manually setting the iso and going to 24 fps instead it comes out too dark still or grainy on the preview.

 

[caruso]

Even lights won't help with wide angle scenes. Us the low light setting it works every well for me.

Please elaborate as to why lights will not help if a GoPro is set for wide angle on a deep, dark dive.

 

[Seaweed Doc]

Please elaborate as to why lights will not help if a GoPro is set for wide angle on a deep, dark dive.

I think the idea is that light penetration won't be that far from the camera. It'd be great for taking wide angle of something 3 feet (1 m) away, but not so good for a sweeping view of the ship. I use a pair of 2500 lumen lamps (5000 total) and even in shallow water you really notice the color degradation more than a few feet away. Close ups look great, distance shots need a lot of post-processing.

 

[caruso]

I think the idea is that light penetration won't be that far from the camera.

Thanks. I'm reviewing the best settings for my newly acquired Hero 7 and it seems that the wide angle setting is the best- and it cannot be changed while in the underwater housing. So I will typically be in situations where the camera is set for wide angle & lights will certainly be used in dark areas such as inside wrecks- the post was rather confusing.

Yes, using my lights (Archon V2) on anything past 8-10' is not productive.