GoPro Hero 8 Black Underwater Photo Settings
Hey and hope your doing well!
In todays post i want to go over the settings that i like to use when taking gopro photos underwater with the gopro hero 8 black.
GoPro Hero 8 - ISO 100, Flat, Sharpness Medium.
First off, here are the settings that i use!
GoPro Hero 8 Black Underwater Settings For Photos
Why i use these settings
Taking photos underwater is completely different to taking photos on land!
Visibility, amount of sunlight, underwater conditions are all factors that you have to consider when taking photos with your gopro underwater.
Id recommend using these settings as a base and adjust them slightly depending on the conditions and what you are taking photos of.
Output Raw - I always change my output to raw so that i have more details and flexibility to work with the photo afterwards in programs such as Lightroom.
Shutter Auto - In an ideal world its best not to have the shutter on auto, however lighting and subjects constantly change underwater and you cannot change the settings when underwater so i have it set to auto.
Ev Comp -0.5 - I find that the gopro has a tendancy on blowing out the highlights a little too much. I set the evcomp to -0.5 to tone down on the highlights.
WB4.5k or 5k - Red colours are lost when filming in water so i like to have the white balance on a slightly warmer colour than usual.
ISO Min/Max - I try to keep the ISO values at 100 to reduce grain and noise in my photos. If its a overcast day id recommend increasing the max iso to around 400.
Sharpness Low/Med - Its easy to increase sharpness in post production but more difficult to reduce it so i recommend shooting in low/medium.
Colour Flat - Shooting in flat colour gives more flexibility in post production when editing your images. However, if your not planning to edit the photos then i would shoot in Colour mode.
Thanks for reading till then end! If you have any questions or thoughts please let me know in the comments below :)
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My Main GoPro’s
[Hero 10Black]: https://amzn.to/3pbiEIn
[Hero 9 Black]: https://amzn.to/2YZVwS2
My Backup GoPro
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My Main Camera
[Sony A7III]: https://amzn.to/2YXTH8R
My Backup Camera
[Sony A6000]: https://amzn.to/3psXS7x
My Lenses
[Sigma 100-400mm sony e mount]: https://amzn.to/3aMIRoj
[Tamron 17-28mm sony e mount]: https://amzn.to/3jh0YHB
SD card for GoPro
[128gb-fast]: https://amzn.to/2Z62fuf
SD card for Sony Camera
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External Hard Drive
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My GoPro Mounts:
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[Bite Mount]: https://amzn.to/3FYcd1y
[Neck Mount - for pov]: https://amzn.to/3ANEGTO
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