Ikelite DSC-W5 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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 Due to the power required to operate the camera flash and
LCD screen it is a good idea to start each dive with a fresh set of
batteries
 Some cameras reset their flash to AUTO when the camera is
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urned on If you prefer another setting be sure to select it
 As soon as you enter the water take a moment and check the
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ousing to see that it is properly sealed
 Next check to see if there are any bubbles on the face of the
lens port If there are take your finger and remove them If
there are bubbles on the lens port they can produce soft focus
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pots in your photographs
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If you are shooting with the camera’s builtin flash and the
cameras lens set to widest angle you may need to zoom the lens
slightly or a shadow may appear in the lower left corner of
closeup photographs The lens port may block some of the
light
(You can test this above water)
To shoot photographs closer than  feet (m) you need to
use an external strobe such as the DS or DS With an
external strobe you can position it so nothing blocks the light
path between the strobe and the subject
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 The number one rule in underwater photography is eliminate as
much water between camera and subject as possible Get as
close as you can to the subject then use the zoom If you are
using flash subjects beyond  feet (m)will not have much
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 The camera’s builtin flash is very close to the camera lens The
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lash can light up any suspended particles in the water and they
can be recorded in your picture This effect is called backscatter
To eliminate as much backscatter as possible photograph close
Photograph in clear water; do not stir up the sand or silty
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ottom If backscatter becomes a problem in the environment
you are photographing an external flash will help eliminate
much of the backscatter
 Digital cameras have a slight lag time between when you press
the shutter release button and the camera actually takes the
picture Hold the camera steady a second or two after pressing
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he shutter release button
 Do not shoot down on subjects as they will quite often blend
into the background and be difficult to see in the photograph
Shoot subjects straight on or shoot up at a slight angle using
the blue water as a contrasting background
 Underwater flash is used to restore the warmer colors filtered
out by the water as well as to illuminate the subject When
photographing underwater set the camera to use flash on
every shot If the camera’s flash is set to AUTO and the sun is
behind your subject the camera may see enough light that it
does not fire the flash With the sun behind the subject the
subject is shaded (dark) and needs flash for a good exposure
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All Ikelite products are warranted against any manufacturing
defects for a period of one () year from the date of purchase
Defective products should be returned prepaid to Ikelite Ikelite
will at its discretion repair or replace such products and will
return to customer prepaid All other claims of any nature
including but not limited to bulb failure are not covered Except as
mentioned above no other warranty expressed or implied applies
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Ikelite is most interested in preforming any service to assure that
all products perform as intended For repair or service return
the product to the address below with your name address
phone number and a brief description of the problem Evidence
of purchase date must be provided to obtain warranty service
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 When using daylight or flash if your camera consistently over
or underexposes the image you may want to adjust your
camera’s exposure compensation settings Many cameras allow
you to adjust both available light and flash exposure with an EV
control in the camera’s menu
 Many photographers transfer their images to the computer
where they can fine tune the appearance of the image Many of
the image manipulation programs make you think you can
magically correct any image taken and make a good picture
One thing to remember when using image manipulation
programs if the image is overexposed much of the color is
missing If the color is missing you cannot adjust it If images
are slightly underexposed the color is there it is just dark and
you can adjust it to some degree So if you error in exposure it
is better to have the image slightly underexposed than over
exposed