New to Video. I usually shoot a D200 but just for kicks I am going to also use my friends Canon A630 on an upcoming trip to Roatan. He and I just got back from the Virgin Islands where he took many hours of UW video during the 2 weeks. He got the housing for it only a few days before we left so there was no chance to practice. Naturally, everything is blueish and needs to be color corrected.
Should I be looking for a filter? Can I use my Magic Filter and slip it inside the housing, or is there a white balance adjustment on the camera?
Andy
New to Video. I usually shoot a D200 but just for kicks I am going to also use my friends Canon A630 on an upcoming trip to Roatan. He and I just got back from the Virgin Islands where he took many hours of UW video during the 2 weeks. He got the housing for it only a few days before we left so there was no chance to practice. Naturally, everything is blueish and needs to be color corrected.
Should I be looking for a filter? Can I use my Magic Filter and slip it inside the housing, or is there a white balance adjustment on the camera?
Andy
Andy,
First off is it possible to manually white balance your Canon? If so the way to go is buy a URPro Color Correcting filter, attach to your camera and manually white balance using your hand or a white slate. Do this every time you change 10 ft. up or down and you should see the benefits. The Quality of the Magic filter is far less then a proper CC filter. If no manual options then you have other options but with less results. I can elaborate more if that is the case, hope that helps.
