White balancing problems

Hi all,

Just got back from my first dive trip with my new rig. The problem was that I couldn't get the camera to white balance underwater. I had programed a 1 touch button to do it but it would come back saying that the white balance was unsuccessful every time I tried it.

Does anyone have any thoughts on this subject?

Thanks,

Doug

Sorry to hear about your problems.

What were you pointing at when you tried to WB? Open water won't work.

Also how deep were you? If you are too deep +20m (85ft) it can be hard to get a WB setting because everything is too blue and you are out of range.

I assume that the camera would let you set the WB above water. I would try it first at 5m (15ft) and then slowly work deeper.

I have never used a Oly DSLR, but I have been able to set the WB on the Oly compacts I have used (that have manual WB).

If you shot RAW you can always adjust WB after shooting.

Alex

Hi Alex,

Thanks for responding. I was trying to WB on the white sand at anywhere from 20 -50 ft.

I was shooting RAW so I can do it in PS (when I get it).

BTW, I was using your Magic Filter for the first time. Couldn't really settle in for good composition shots because of the current and being with a group, but some of the pics have nice color in them. I look forward to Bonaire in Oct. to really get it figured out!

I'll keep trying with the WB,

Thanks,

Doug