Shooting with no controls!!

I was setting up my custom settings for wide angle today and realized my DSLR is a point and shoot, as far as video is concerned.

My shutter speed is controlled by the frame rate - 24 fps gives me 1/50. My aperture is controlled by WWL-1B sharpness - usually fixed somewhere between f8 - f11. My ISO is set by water parameters and ambient light - iso 400.

So, my only job is to white balance, frame and record.

Am I missing something important here?

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Well, video, like underwater photography, has some very specific and simple rules and yet I don't seem to see as many photos out there as Alex Mustard or video like Howard Hall.

The relationship between framerate and shutter speed is a rule that affects moving objects. On Youtube you can find many examples of how to respect or break it.
For the rest you adjust everything manually taking into account the limits of your equipment. Usually only those who have no reason to worry about ISO are concerned. ISO paranoia is a BS inherited from underwater photography but let's say that yes, you try to keep them low compatibly with the aperture.
The claim that you can't use apertures below F8/F11 with the WWL-1 is also photographically derived paranoia.
In video, ISO and aperture have a different impact, i.e. they are less binding than in classic photography.

Thanks.. A lot of experimentation to be done

57 minutes ago, vaidhy said:

Thanks.. A lot of experimentation to be done

Gear type and usual shooting environment would help 

My new setup is Sony A7C and I am setting it up for a trip to Socorro. Hopefully, will get to see large pelagics. I am expecting most dives to be less than 25m deep in general with most of the action around 15m.


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I shoot wide open (T1.4 to T2.8) quite often with dome ports, it's nothing to be fearful of.

On 4/28/2022 at 11:29 PM, JPA Water Films said:

I shoot wide open (T1.4 to T2.8) quite often with dome ports, it's nothing to be fearful of.

In some cases shooting wide open is desired cause it blurs the background (bokeh) and makes your main subject standout.  And when you’re not shooting with artificial light, a wider aperture is a must in dim conditions. 

Here you have several examples of shallow focus shots. GH5S + Lumix 12-35mm F2.8.

From 40" onwards. My buddy is a pro!

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