Fuji Finepix F810

[Dinkydiver]

Have just purchased a Fuji Finepix F810 and was hoping somebody can give me some tips on settings etc.

Thanks

[Tank]

Hi
I used the F810 in the red sea for a week...Nice wide angle feature on it....

Shoot on manual all the time!
If your pointing the camera up towards the sun bring the Aperture to maybe F8
If your pointing to an object like a fish or topology, bring the Aperture to F2.8 or around that....Theres no difinitive setting that will work all the time...Have fun with it and enjoy changing the settings to see different results..
Shutter speed probably safe with 1/125...but pointing to sun bring up to a faster speed...say 1/250
Use the zoom and you can also switch during the dive to wideangle but if i remember right, you dont have the zoom feature then.

[Dinkydiver]

Thanks for the advice, thinks it's going to be a case of just playing about with the different settings.

Do you know if you can get a strobe?

[Tank]

You can get a strobe for most digital cameras...You will need a tray, fibre optic cable and strobe that has slave function...e.g. sea&sea YS90dx or Inon 180.
Best to talk to camerasunderwater.co.uk or bigbluesquid.com

Cheers

[Dinkydiver]

I am off to the dive show next month so i'll have a good look up there.

[Mark Davies]

Just ordered one of these for myself. I'll look forward to comparing notes in the near future. Lots to learn!