Recommended point and shoot cameras under LED

Lenny_S · Oct 8, 2016

Sorry up front if this has been asked 100 times over, but I didn't find what I was looking for in a forum search.
Quite simply, I'm looking for recommendations of a point and shoot camera that will take nice pictures and has a sophisticated enough white balance feature to compensate for the odd coloring that happens when photographing under LED.

helen ann · Oct 8, 2016

calling the camera guy for you @saltyfilmfolks

saltyfilmfolks · Oct 8, 2016

Hi Lenny,
The best pics I have seen on a P&S have been on cannon's so far. and Iphone. I dont have specific models as theres just too many.. But for the standard 14 to 20k range they seem to be the most flexible. for the blue only IMO its a crap shoot as the NM range of the "blue" varies from led to led. cameras dont do well in strait 420 to 460. it need r &g too. it why those dont look quite right usually. Ive rearly found a manufacturer that lets you know if you can selectively choose the white balance like you can in most dslr.

I searched google Point and shoot reef2reef and found a few good threads. Olympus pentax and fuji also stood out as the best no fuss picture taking on a point and shoot.

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/best-camera-for-corals-without-breaking-the-bank.216450/
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/point-and-shoot-pics.12468/
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/any-suggestioins-on-point-and-shoot-camera.46945/

Lenny_S · Oct 9, 2016

Thank you @saltyfilmfolks, I was using the search in the forum, should have thought to use google.
There are plenty of Cannons in my target price of < $200... is there any particular feature I should pay close attention to?

saltyfilmfolks · Oct 9, 2016

Lenny_S said:
Thank you @saltyfilmfolks, I was using the search in the forum, should have thought to use google.
There are plenty of Cannons in my target price of < $200... is there any particular feature I should pay close attention to?

close focus and manual adjustment of WB. it really may not be an issue though.

dragon99 · Oct 17, 2016

I'm considering an Olympus TG-4 so that I can skip shooting through the glass and just take the camera for a dip. I have a decent Samsung nx300 now, but getting shots straight on thru the glass makes is hard sometimes to get the picture I want.

This thread has some nice sample shots:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/best-camera-for-pics.263418/#post-3141718

Lenny_S · Oct 17, 2016

That's the stuff right there! A little over my budget, but I like the submersible capability.

Daniel@R2R · Oct 18, 2016

I really want a canon. @spspirate has one that takes insane pics without much if any post-processing (if we're lucky, maybe he'll post an example...LOL).

madweazl · Oct 18, 2016

What cell phone do you have? The S7 has a pro mode that allows you to set the white balance manually. These were taken with no post processing. Lights are Kessil A360WEs at 65% color and the white balance selected on the phone was 10k. Certainly nothing like a nice camera but not to bad.