Canon Ixus II/Powershot SD100

I'm a DSLR user, who last year bought a Canon IXUS II (known in N American as a Powershot SD100, I think) digi-cam.

I have been asked to take some digital compact images on a forthcoming trip - using a simple housing with no accessories.

Does anyone have any tips for shooting this, or other similar Canon's compacts, to help me on my way.

Many thanks,

Alex

Use internal flash (when you don't take WA shots) .

Get Close, get Closer, your are not close enough yet ;-)

Use the Macro Mode when apropriate.

User photoshop to get rid of the bluish look of the pictures (Whitebalance Correction(because the Digi Ixuses don't have RAW format.)) and the Backscatter (Healing Brush).

Alex,

I have an Ixus 400.

Your own advice on ambient light seems to work quite well.

Use wratten gel filters and manual white balance.

Pain in the bum cutting little circular filters though.

I use a straw to fit them to avoid fingerprints.

Use internal flash for macro shots - sometimes have to switch to 'always'

flash, manual mode, if it doesn't.

Can't mix macro (flash) and filter shots on same dive though.

Video has manual white balance too.

Rob

Just using the column to say hello mate, when r u coming down for a few dives with us here at fisheye?

regards,

Bart

PS just about to get an EX-S3 and a ocanhaus housing ....know anything about them?

I saw the oceanhaus housing at DEMA. It was way cool but way overpriced.

Cheers

James