Which point and shoot camera to buy for Christmas?
A number of people have asked me in the last few weeks which point and shoot camera they should buy for Christmas and the festive season. I have to apologise for not being very active on the blog over the last few months, as I’m on an assignment in China, which has been using up most of [...]
Camera sensor noise profile of a Canon Powershot G12
I was recently reading the article The Truth about Digital ISO in Digital PhotoPro magazine, and decided to investigate the camera sensor noise profile of the Canon Powershot G12 I use for underwater photography. Noise plays a big part in underwater photography. Available light levels are lower underwater,with less available the deeper you go. Knowing [...]
Which lens system to use for the Canon Powershot G12?
I recently received an email asking for advice on using a wide angle lens with the Canon Powershot G12 for underwater photography. This has turned into a conversation which I thought might be interesting to other readers, and I would also be keen to hear others opinions. “… Carl, I am a novice diver and [...]
Equipment for Photographing Tiny Subjects Underwater
I received the following question via my blog overnight:- …. I would like to film tiny box jellyfish at night. What camera / housing / lighting would you recommend? Thanks Angel for this great question. We are in jellyfish season now on the Great Barrier Reef, and are getting the Box Jellyfish and Irukandji jellyfish [...]
46 Secrets to Improving your Underwater Photography
I recently received the following question via my website asking for some secrets to improving underwater photography, and as I started to compile the list, I thought that I would share a few of my secrets with you. …” I just purchased a Canon G12 and the WP-DC34 underwater housing for it. I am an [...]
Photo of the week:- Fish schooling around fan coral
Taken using the new Canon Powershot G12, this weeks photo of the week is some fish schooling around a fan coral on Agincourt Reef, Great Barrier Reef. Using the Canon G12 with flash off, it was shot underwater as part of my Great Barrier Reef Images Project while diving on Quicksilver’s Silversonic in Port Douglas, [...]
6 Cool New Features on the Canon Powershot G12
I use the Canon Powershot G series a lot for underwater work, and find them very useful when travelling due to their small size, so dropped into the local camera store yesterday to pick up the new Canon Powershot G12 camera. Looking through the manual last night, there a six new features that I thought [...]
Cool movie “with” from Canon using EF8-15mm f/4L Fisheye
Canon have posted a cool video called “with”, that was shot using the Canon EF8-15mm f/4L Fisheye lens and EOS 5D Mark II and EOS 7D cameras. This movie has some great aerial and underwater video and photography work. Canon Movie “with”… (click here or on the image to view) For underwater footage, the cameras [...]
The Canon Powershot G12 or SX30 IS for underwater photography?
There have been a number of new camera announcements this week. Amongst these Canon has announced the Powershot G12 and SX30 IS, and Nikon has released the Coolpix P7000. I received the following email question today:- …”Hi Carl. I am a diver and try to shoot better pictures. I want to buy a new underwater [...]
Which Canon Powershot to buy for underwater photography – G10, G11 or G12?
An email received today asked for my advice on choosing a Canon Powershot G10 or G11 for underwater photography. There are a number of things to take into account, so I thought I would cover a few in a post. I received the following email enquiry today:- “Carl, Please counsel with me on a camera [...]
How to use the Canon G11 Control Dial in an Underwater Housing
For a while now I have been under the impression you could not use the Control Dial on the Canon Powershot G11 when it was mounted in an underwater housing, but a recent review by Lawrence Alex Wu reveals a little known secret. I was reading Underwater Photography Magazine (No 55 Jul/Aug 2010), and a [...]
Photography and Web Discoveries of the Week – 28 May 2010
Continuing our “Photography and Web Discoveries of the Week” series, we have Photoshop and Canon 5D firmware updates, the Photographer’s Ephemeris solar angle calculators, and more. News Alamy changes submission size – Stock agency Alamy has reduced the uncompressed minimum file size requirement from 48MB to 24MB. Software Updates Canon 5D firmware update – Newly [...]
Noise Comparison – Canon Powershot G11 vs G10
After hearing of the Canon Powershot G11 noise improvement, I grabbed one while in Hong Kong and compared it to my G10. I had been aware of the improved noise performance of the Canon Powershot G11 since October 2009 (see my post Canon G11 – less is more), and thought this would be beneficial when [...]
Canon Powershot G11 – Less is more
Now here is some technology news I would never have guessed, PDN reports Canon is bringing out a Powershot G11 with only 10MP instead of the 14.2MP G10. Read articles:- Canon U.S.A. announces additions to it award winning line of Power shot digital cameras – Canon Canon G11 Specification – Canon USA “Less is More” [...]
Canon 5D Mark II underwater video review
The Backscatter team tested a Canon 5D Mark II underwater in Monterrey and Bonaire. Included in the test is some cool underwater footage of dolphins and sharks by Berkley White. Their review includes:- 5D Mark II Compared to Other Pro Video Cameras, pros, cons, housings, scooters, filters and tripods. All the video test clips were [...]
Canon G10 Sharpness Experiment
I was looking through a few images the other day and noticed the RAW images from my Canon G10 looked less sharp than those taken with my Canon 750IS. I was a bit concerned as it had recently been repaired. The reason for this did not occur to me at time , so I decided [...]
Jon Rawlinson Aquarium Footage
Check out the video shot by Jon Rawlinson on a Canon 5D Mark II at the Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium in Japan…. whale sharks and manta rays… a sensory feast….. well produced with the music to match. (watch on youtube in SD or HD or Vimeo – HD) Hint:- View it in HD to get the [...]
Canon Powershot G10 Technical Problems
Browsing through the Canon Australia support website, there are a couple of technical problems with the Canon Powershot G10. Magenta Cast in Raw Images Canon has released a firmware upgrade to Version 1.0.2.0. According to Canon this upgrade is to fix the following issue:- If RAW images are captured by continuous shooting under the ISO [...]
Canoscan FS4000US ICC Profile
I decided to get serious about profiling my Canoscan FS4000US slider scanner, due to having several years of slides from the period before my switch to digital. My Canoscan FS4000US scanner is a couple of years old now (costing around $1500AUD when new), but provides high resolution images from slides and negatives. For years I [...]
DNG converter and Profiles Update
G10 CR2 RAW format I recently purchased the Canon Powershot G10 so I could shoot RAW from a compact platform, and take advantage of the extra bit depth. I have been using Lightroom2.1 and CS3/Adobe Camera Raw (ACR) 4.5 for my processing workflow. Neither of these supported the G10 CR2 RAW format. Note: – As [...]
Blue white stripes
Went for a dive the other day on the Quicksilver vessel Silversonic out of Port Douglas. The visibility was a little hazy after the series of storms we have been having, but managed to grab a couple of shots new species for my collection:- Volitans lionfish and Minor Notodoris nudibranch. But I was more intrigued [...]
Canon PowerShot G10 released
I first learned the popular Canon Powershot G9 was being phased out on a trip to Malaysia last month. Searching around the web today, I notice the Canon Powershot G10 has been released, and will be available in November. Features at a glance: 14.7 Megapixel CCD sensor 5x wide-angle (28mm) optical zoom lens with optical [...]
Vincent Laforets Stealth Weekend with the Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Noticed a news item on the PDN newsletter the other day. New York photographer Vincent Laforet managed to get his hands on a Canon EOS 5D Mark II for a weekend. The result is a video production called Reverie. It is what I can only call amazing for an SLR camera…. The 5D Mark II [...]
