Sealife DIGITAL FLASH manual

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White Balance (WB). This setting will match the color temperature (not heat) of the light source to your camera’s sensor. Before using the SeaLife Digital Flash set your WB to AUTO. Set White Balance to FLASH, if available.

Manual exposure controls Most digital cameras also offer a manual mode that allows you to adjust the aperture and shutter speed. This provides the best overall exposure control but requires some experi- mentation and a little knowledge of basic photography principles. Refer to your camera instruction manual for details.

Once you have your camera exposure settings adjusted, take some test pictures to become comfortable with the use and handling of the Digital Flash. Remember that the flash reaches about 8X farther on land than underwater. Consider this fact when taking test pictures on land and make sure your subject is father away. The best practice is taking underwater pictures.

TIP: Once you have settings that give acceptable results, note the set- tings. Experiment to see how changes affect image exposure.

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Contents Digital Flash Page Contents SeaLife Digital Flash Features and Benefits Without Digital Flash With Digital Flash Page III. Picture samples you can do this Page IV. Preparing your camera and SeaLife Digital Flash For non-SeaLife camera’sPage Prepare your Digital Flash Magnetic switch Discharge flashSealing Latch Page Setting the preflash cancellation switch Page Pre-flash cancellation settings Switch position Description of settingPage Page Page Page Test Flash Test Pictures Digital Flash-Ready LightPage Page Page Camera with two Digital Flashes How to use the Digital Flash underwater Overexposed pictureAdjusting camera settings Depth Visibility LightDepth Visibility Light Page Using the Digital Flash variable power adjustment Page VI. Tips from the Pro’s Stephen FrinkSTEPHEN’S TIP 1 Minimize Backscatter STEPHEN’S TIP 2 Shrink the Water Column STEPHEN’S TIP 3 Choose the Right Subject STEPHEN’S POINT-AND-SHOOT Workshop Cathy Church CATHY’S TIPCATHY’S TIP Page Page John Chandler JOHN’S TIPJOHN’S TIP VII. Care and Maintenance Page VIII. Glossary Page IX. Trouble Shooting Guide Flash does not fire all the time Dark areas in your pictures Page Page Page Page Item SL972 New! SeaLife Lens Dock Page Page Page XI. Warranty statement and service Español Deutsch Français Italiano