Sunday, March 7, 2010

Underwater Camera Housing Tips

Underwater photography can be a very satisfying hobby if you are a diver or snorkelers, it enables you to share your undersea adventures with your friends or your family. You may need to consider a few things like underwater camera housing before you getting started though.


With the emergence of some truly amazing and sophisticated underwater camera housing you can use the camera equipment that is familiar with your own. There are some manufacturers that make underwater camera housing for any type of camera.

There are a few tips before you buying the underwater camera housing:
Spend your time in full dive equipments with your underwater camera housing to see how it feels. Checking for neutral buoyancy, some underwater camera housing comes with additional weight to help reach slightly negative buoyancy.
Check your underwater camera housing for leaks before you dive as soon as you enter the water, especially around O-rings and any seals.
Check your underwater camera housing from any bubbles, especially in the lens port.
Setting your camera to highest resolution, preferably in RAW format if possible, for getting good pictures, this makes it easier for you to edit in Photoshop later.

It’s easier to bring out colors from darker photos with editing than the colors has been wiped out with too much light

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