Setting white balance using brown coral?

[madfishdiving]

It took me quite some time to figure this out, but it seems to work well on my camera. Has anyone else found that this works on their camera too?

[video=youtube;g64yXzCOx18]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g64yXzCOx18[/video]

 

[ronscuba]

I am finding WB with cameras can be tricky. Both topside and underwater.

In the past, I used traditional video camcorders. WB was not a big issue. I could use a wide variety of things for a reference like sand, coral, grey fins, and get good WB results.

With my DSLR and compact camera, I am finding a much larger WB range but they are also more particular on what is used as a reference. WB seems to be more hit/miss compared to my camcorders. For my DSLR and LX7 camera, I bought a formal WB reference card. It works very well topside, giving consistent color. I think I will use it on my next dive.