olympus 3040 help
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boydski
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Are you using an external strobe with the camera? If you are only using ambient lighting, the pictures are almost always Blue as the other colors are filtered out by the water first.
Using a strobe adds the colors back in.
As for sharpness, if you are diving in Cold water, you may want to use a modelling or focusing light to help the camera to focus. In warm water, I use the focus lock ( pressing the shutter release half-way ).
Boydski
Using a strobe adds the colors back in.
As for sharpness, if you are diving in Cold water, you may want to use a modelling or focusing light to help the camera to focus. In warm water, I use the focus lock ( pressing the shutter release half-way ).
Boydski
Boydski pretty much covered it! Using the focus lock will vastly improve your shots.
bruehlt
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Adjust the white balance to compensate for the blue. That is one of the best things about the 3040 - you can custom set the white balance. I bought a small dive slate which I store in my BCD pocket and set the white balance whenever I reach my target depth. It makes a world of difference! Bare in mind that regardless of how much light you have, distance is going to play a major role in your photos....the closer you are, the less blue its going to look.
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