Olympus TG-6 Pics

[sunnysidecorals]

Just a precaution. I used to do the same but just had to send mine back for a new one. Using it underwater caused a haze under the lens that I could not remove. It affected all pictures.

I will not use the camera again without an underwater housing. Again, this might never happen to yours but figured I would pass along the info.

That is interesting. Does the housing affect your pictures at all? How long did you have the camera for?

 

[Williamson’s Reef]

Here is how we have our camera set up.
Fish macro setting ( on the dial)
-1 to -.03 exposure
Cwb 1400k
Auto IOS-a
Raw
Auto focus
4000*3000
Still-i.s on
Flash off
ESP
Underwater

Again we have our lights set between 14k and 18k with T5s and radions. Hope this helps a little!

Thank you! I tried changing the white balance today ... just doesn’t look right. I will use your settings tomorrow. I really appreciate it.

 

[JCOLE]

That is interesting. Does the housing affect your pictures at all? How long did you have the camera for?

I don't know as I haven't recieved the housing yet. I will update once I use it. I just use my new one outside the tank for the time being. It will probably be ok underwater but I just dont want to have to go through all that hassle again. I had the camera for about 4 months and used it maybe 20 times before it started developing that spot under the lens.

It really is a good camera for the price. Do you use lightroom for any post editing? If not, then you can control the temperature settings to get rid of all the blue, etc. I only mess with the ISO while taking pictures incase the lighting is to bright. Everything else is done in lightroom.

I took some pictures the other night with the new camera. This coral is easily a foot away and this was with the camera outside, pressed against the glass. It is a really good macro camera for the price. Of course they will look a lot better once I get the housing in and get up close and personal.

 

[sunnysidecorals]

I don't know as I haven't recieved the housing yet. I will update once I use it. I just use my new one outside the tank for the time being. It will probably be ok underwater but I just dont want to have to go through all that hassle again. I had the camera for about 4 months and used it maybe 20 times before it started developing that spot under the lens.

It really is a good camera for the price. Do you use lightroom for any post editing? If not, then you can control the temperature settings to get rid of all the blue, etc. I only mess with the ISO while taking pictures incase the lighting is to bright. Everything else is done in lightroom.

I took some pictures the other night with the new camera. This coral is easily a foot away and this was with the camera outside, pressed against the glass. It is a really good macro camera for the price. Of course they will look a lot better once I get the housing in and get up close and personal.

Wow, that is a great shot for being so far away! It is a great camera for the price for sure! Did you use a tripod to take that shot? Whenever I zoom in that far it is really hard to get a clear shot because of lighting and any slight shake.

I wonder if maybe your camera just had a small defect and wasn't sealed completely. That still makes me a little nervous though haha. I might be looking into a housing now!

I use Lightroom as well. When we had the camera set its own white balance, the blue was already being compensated so much with the camera settings that it actually wouldn't let us adjust it at all to get rid of more blue. By setting it to 14000K we can actually get rid of a little bit of the blue and get the colors more accurate. The oranges were also way over saturated when taking pictures with the white balance being set inside the camera automatically.

When I say automatically set up I mean I use the white balance feature that you take a picture of something white in your tank and your camera sets that as the new white balance. This is when we had a hard time in Lightroom.

 

[Williamson’s Reef]

I just downloaded Lightroom.. problem solved. Took the blue haze away. What a difference. Thanks

 

[sunnysidecorals]

Thank you! I tried changing the white balance today ... just doesn’t look right. I will use your settings tomorrow. I really appreciate it.

Yeah, the white balance is tricky. I took A LOT of pictures to find what worked best for my tanks. Let me know how these settings work for you.

 

[sunnysidecorals]

I just downloaded Lightroom.. problem solved. Took the blue haze away. What a difference. Thanks

Good to hear!

 

[Blackened]

Very capable camera. Just takes a little bit of knowing what to do as with every new toy.

This one shot with Macro on, White Balance set to Kelvin 14.000. (Wish it would do upto 20K) Exposure -1.0, ISO Auto or 100(I forgot)

 

[Coral Kai]

Play around with the white balance. I believe we have our set to the highest the camera will go. You can have the camera set it's own white balance with a picture but doing that didn't ever turn out the way I wanted it to.

i just got the TG-6 and will probably bug you for help

 

[sunnysidecorals]

i just got the TG-6 and will probably bug you for help

For sure just let me know!

 

[Coral Kai]

For sure just let me know!

Thanks!

 

[Sandman12]

Hello everyone,

I just got this camera and have read over the forums as well as watched the youtube videos from backscatter. I am still having a very difficult time getting true colors and getting clear images. My images are still grainy and not true color. I am using a tripod type device and have the white balance at 14000. I have also tried using a handheld blue flash light.

Any additional help is appreciated, I am about to give up on this camera.

 

[ABQ_CHRIS]

Holy moly! Wonderful work!

 

[scchase]

You need to set a custom white balance on the camera using a white background also adjust the shutter speed and I would recommend shooting underwater as well rather than with a tripod

 

[sunnysidecorals]

Hello everyone,

I just got this camera and have read over the forums as well as watched the youtube videos from backscatter. I am still having a very difficult time getting true colors and getting clear images. My images are still grainy and not true color. I am using a tripod type device and have the white balance at 14000. I have also tried using a handheld blue flash light.

Any additional help is appreciated, I am about to give up on this camera.

What are your tank lights set to? I shoot my pics under 18k typically. If you do not have enough light intensity, the pictures will always be a little grainy.

 

[sunnysidecorals]

You need to set a custom white balance on the camera using a white background also adjust the shutter speed and I would recommend shooting underwater as well rather than with a tripod

Deffenatly shoot underwater. I had a hard time getting good colors with the auto-white balance though. It always had a little different coloration and then in lightroom, it was already cranked way white and so I couldn't adjust it at all afterward to try and balance the blues. I have had better luck just setting it to 14k and then adjusting my tank lights to 18k.