stewpid Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Hi all, Was wonder how people who are using LEDs for their tanks take photo of it...Have tried with my point and shoot cam and cant seem to get anything good out of it...Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackywongto Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Hi all, Was wonder how people who are using LEDs for their tanks take photo of it...Have tried with my point and shoot cam and cant seem to get anything good out of it...Any suggestions? Hope your P&S can adjust white balance. find something white. drop it into your tank. use it to adjust your WB. Quote Eqpt: Deltec MCE 600, Tunze 6055 with Tunze 7091 controller, Artica 1/15 HP chiller, AquaIllumination Sol Blue LED Light System 2011 resolution : Do it simpler, better and in an easier way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewpid Posted December 9, 2009 Author Share Posted December 9, 2009 I don't think so leh...haha!think can only adjust aperture and shutterspeed...think must read the manual again!I tried with really slow shutterspeed but the color still to glaring... Sorry ah not really a camera person!AHHA!what kind of white balance should i achieve?Or how do i know if i have the right white balance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackywongto Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I don't think so leh...haha!think can only adjust aperture and shutterspeed...think must read the manual again!I tried with really slow shutterspeed but the color still to glaring... Sorry ah not really a camera person!AHHA!what kind of white balance should i achieve?Or how do i know if i have the right white balance? WB is achieve when the photo you take has the same colouration as the objects in your tank as you see with your naked eye. Quote Eqpt: Deltec MCE 600, Tunze 6055 with Tunze 7091 controller, Artica 1/15 HP chiller, AquaIllumination Sol Blue LED Light System 2011 resolution : Do it simpler, better and in an easier way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member teebs Posted December 10, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted December 10, 2009 I don't think so leh...haha!think can only adjust aperture and shutterspeed...think must read the manual again!I tried with really slow shutterspeed but the color still to glaring... Sorry ah not really a camera person!AHHA!what kind of white balance should i achieve?Or how do i know if i have the right white balance? When in doubt, for p&s digicams, just use full auto mode. Then u can edit the photo using a photo editing software. Quote My Setup: 3x2x2 tank with IOS Equipment List: Chiller: Artica 1/5HP Chiller Pump: Sicce 4000 Return Pump: OR3500 Skimmer: Deltec APF600 Wavemaker: Tunze Wavebox/2x Hydor K2/SCWD wavemaker Lights: DElighting 2x150W MH + 2x 39W T5 Atinic FR: Skimz FR Pump: Atman AT-104 Tubby ATO, Kalkweisser Reactor with magnetic stirrer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackywongto Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Hope your P&S can adjust white balance.find something white. drop it into your tank. use it to adjust your WB. Sorry hor. should be take photo of a white object. then use that photo to set it as your WB. Quote Eqpt: Deltec MCE 600, Tunze 6055 with Tunze 7091 controller, Artica 1/15 HP chiller, AquaIllumination Sol Blue LED Light System 2011 resolution : Do it simpler, better and in an easier way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewpid Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 Got it! think my camera has WB adjustment!Hope can get some good photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member comycus Posted December 11, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted December 11, 2009 Got it! think my camera has WB adjustment!Hope can get some good photos! P&S cameras WB adjustment should be limited right? If it doesn't work for you, I think you should just switch off your Blue LEDs and take. Quote My old 3ft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackywongto Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Got it! think my camera has WB adjustment!Hope can get some good photos! show us the pics Quote Eqpt: Deltec MCE 600, Tunze 6055 with Tunze 7091 controller, Artica 1/15 HP chiller, AquaIllumination Sol Blue LED Light System 2011 resolution : Do it simpler, better and in an easier way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewpid Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 P&S cameras WB adjustment should be limited right? If it doesn't work for you, I think you should just switch off your Blue LEDs and take. Yea...but seems like mine has custom capability...will fiddle around a little to see what i can come up with show us the pics HAhaH!still cant get the shot right...it is still over exposed...dang...and i am mounting the LEDs in a VERY dangerous way so very nervous when taking pictures...will try to take a good one when i get the stand for the LEDs done! Thx for the advice on the WB...haha!wouldnt have known my cam had this function!LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member jc85 Posted December 14, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted December 14, 2009 Try taking in raw format then u can adjust the WB in photoshop. Cheers JC Quote Earth Conservation Blog My Marine Blog For All Sengkang Residents Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewpid Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 my PS is like beginner!!!think would be easier to fiddle wif the camera~ Anyway..i tried taking a few photos but seems over exposed/too bright and the color is not what i am seeing...how do i reduce tt?shutter speed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member comycus Posted December 15, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted December 15, 2009 my PS is like beginner!!!think would be easier to fiddle wif the camera~ Anyway..i tried taking a few photos but seems over exposed/too bright and the color is not what i am seeing...how do i reduce tt?shutter speed? reduce aperture size, increase shutter speed. Means the F number gets bigger, like F11 will be good to start off with, and the fraction number gets smaller, like 1/200 would be good. Colour have to adjust your WB. If you cannot manual adjust, then choose the closest representation. You will have to post process in photoshop or some photo editing software to help u. Quote My old 3ft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewpid Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 My camera only allows 2 settings for aperture...F9 and F3.3 i think...So which do i use?F9 in this case? OK...i get the shutter speed part.. As for WB do i put something white inside the tank and set it?My camera has custom settings...Cause i tried a few times and the LCD flashes "OVER!" HAHAH! LED overpowering?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member comycus Posted December 15, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted December 15, 2009 My camera only allows 2 settings for aperture...F9 and F3.3 i think...So which do i use?F9 in this case? OK...i get the shutter speed part.. As for WB do i put something white inside the tank and set it?My camera has custom settings...Cause i tried a few times and the LCD flashes "OVER!" HAHAH! LED overpowering?! yup use F9. hmm you prob have to consult your user manual on what it means by 'over'. Technically if you can manual set WB you will focus on a white object for your camera to recognize and tweak colours. Either you are doing it wrongly, or it's too blue for your camera to differentiate colour. Just a wild guess... maybe 'OVER' means totally cannot recognize colours and everything turns out just in different shades of blue Quote My old 3ft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gp2700 Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 I think the "over" means overexposed. U need a smaller aperture (u can't; F9 is the smallest you can go for your camera). Anyway, White Balancing is a way of telling the camera what is actually white under the different lighting conditions. i.e if you look at a piece of white paper at different temperatures of light(indoor and outdoor for example), the "white" you see will be different. Try this instead : Mount your camera on a tripod and play with the shutterspeed. In your case, I think you will need a faster shutter. Also, try not to point the camera directly at a LED. If the LED is very bright and too near to the camera sensor, you risk damaging the camera's sensors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macrobutt Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Actually you should use Manual or "M" if possible. If "P" shows over expose, most likely both "S" and "A" will be over expose regardless what shuttle speed and aperture you use as they all use the same AI. Play with the combination and also tone down you ISO. Use spot metering if possible, meter on some mid tone corals, holding on the the metering button, focus on the whole tank to take a shot. Likely your whiter parts will still be over expose a little, but at least your darker parts of the tank will show. Quote Regards, Macrobutt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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