vicd1969 Posted January 5, 2018 #1 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I brought my new Olympus TG-5 with me to the Galapagos, but was less-than-satisfied about how most of my snorkeling photos turned out. My sister's tiny GoPro Session consistently had better video as well. While the water visibility isn't the usual clear-Caribbean level, I believe my settings weren't optimized as they can be. Could anyone provide advice on what settings and mode to use for snorkeling photos and video? I used the underwater, wide-angle mode with usually +0.7 or +1.0 exposure. Thank you in advance for your replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slabeaume Posted January 5, 2018 #2 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I've found that the normal underwater settings have the flash on, for some strange reason. You can shut the flash off, but when you turn the camera off and back on, you have to turn the flash off again. So---I created a custom setting with the underwater setting and the flash off. Now I just have to remember to put it on the custom setting instead of the underwater setting. As for not taking really clear pictures in not so clear water, I find that common with all the underwater cameras I've had, but the Olympus ones do seem to have a better preview and review screen. Some of the others I were so dark I couldn't tell what I was taking a picture of, or took a picture of. I also do a little photo editing to practically all my pictures. Usually that clears up the "muddiness" right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vicd1969 Posted January 5, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Thank you for the advice about creating the custom setting. I think I'll also try to shoot in RAW instead of just JPEG to help with the photo editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laszlo Posted January 26, 2018 #4 Share Posted January 26, 2018 I brought my new Olympus TG-5 with me to the Galapagos, but was less-than-satisfied about how most of my snorkeling photos turned out. My sister's tiny GoPro Session consistently had better video as well. While the water visibility isn't the usual clear-Caribbean level, I believe my settings weren't optimized as they can be. Could anyone provide advice on what settings and mode to use for snorkeling photos and video? I used the underwater, wide-angle mode with usually +0.7 or +1.0 exposure. Thank you in advance for your replies. Filters really help! I always use one for my GP, the difference in color can be night and day. https://www.housingcamera.com/id185-fantasea-5178.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiAwKvTBRC2ARIsAL0Dgk0UHeTrkKxIwjrhoA_1t79A1dnCg1hPbMi7AfN3F3NS6nuQtDsAVBcaAkliEALw_wcB Here's a link that explains filter yes, its for a GP but it goes across the board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlakvarkam Posted June 17, 2018 #5 Share Posted June 17, 2018 I brought my new Olympus TG-5 with me to the Galapagos, but was less-than-satisfied about how most of my snorkeling photos turned out. My sister's tiny GoPro Session consistently had better video as well. While the water visibility isn't the usual clear-Caribbean level, I believe my settings weren't optimized as they can be. Could anyone provide advice on what settings and mode to use for snorkeling photos and video? I used the underwater, wide-angle mode with usually +0.7 or +1.0 exposure. Thank you in advance for your replies. Did you use an underwater housing for your TG-5 camera? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrottdizes Posted June 18, 2018 #6 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Did you use an underwater housing for your TG-5 camera? I have a TG-4........the TG ( be it 4 or 5 ) is waterproof to 50 feet below the surface. No underwater housing needed unless you wish to go deeper than 50 feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vlakvarkam Posted June 18, 2018 #7 Share Posted June 18, 2018 Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingFlip Posted June 19, 2018 #8 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I've found that the normal underwater settings have the flash on, for some strange reason. You can shut the flash off, but when you turn the camera off and back on, you have to turn the flash off again. So---I created a custom setting with the underwater setting and the flash off. Now I just have to remember to put it on the custom setting instead of the underwater setting. That's good to know. Alternatively, the white balance can be set to underwater in other modes, like Program and Aperture Priority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendall1965 Posted July 18, 2018 #9 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Filters really help! I always use one for my GP, the difference in color can be night and day. https://www.housingcamera.com/id185-fantasea-5178.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiAwKvTBRC2ARIsAL0Dgk0UHeTrkKxIwjrhoA_1t79A1dnCg1hPbMi7AfN3F3NS6nuQtDsAVBcaAkliEALw_wcB Here's a link that explains filter yes, its for a GP but it goes across the board Great tip on the filter. I wondered why all my snorkeling videos were too blue. Will try the filter in Maui in September. Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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