Fuji - purple problem?

[Kirstie]

Originally Posted by JamesW

Heres a photo of a flower I took with my F50td still messing around with it

That's lovely!

Can't wait to try my spanking new F31fd on Sunday - I have to read the manual this evening and work out the best setting for a murky Sunday in Plymouth Sound.

Any tips, anyone?

[triplefin]

Originally Posted by Tim Ingmire

looks like I'm in the market for a new body.

Didnt think there was a lot wrong with the old one to b honest

[markbsac]

my screen up to now has never turned purple...if it did be a warranty job

[Loctite]

Originally Posted by Kirstie

That's lovely!

Can't wait to try my spanking new F31fd on Sunday - I have to read the manual this evening and work out the best setting for a murky Sunday in Plymouth Sound.

Any tips, anyone?

Take a dive slate down and white balance it against it

[Kirstie]

Originally Posted by Loctite

Take a dive slate down and white balance it against it

I know that's what you're supposed to do, but it just seems such a faff

[Loctite]

It's easy, go into the settings and chose white balance. Take picture and it'll automatically do the white balance and tell you if it's good.

By the way, is it to cold to dive in a semi dry this time of the year?

[turbanator]

Originally Posted by Loctite

Take a dive slate down and white balance it against it

Or point it skyward.

This may not work on a night dive

[Kirstie]

Originally Posted by Loctite

It's easy, go into the settings and chose white balance. Take picture and it'll automatically do the white balance and tell you if it's good.

By the way, is it to cold to dive in a semi dry this time of the year?

I'll give it a go.

I've put away my semi-dry until next spring, although the water temp here in Plymouth is still 14-15 degrees.

[ShinyD]

Originally Posted by Loctite

Take a dive slate down and white balance it against it

Mmmm...I tried that...and the pointing it at the surface trick to set manual white balance too and the resulting photos were quite dark. When I reverted back to auto white balance and the underwater mode, they were the usual green, but had much more detail visible when corrected with a graphics package to remove the green cast.

Probably operator error

[salty_seadog]

I have a F31fd and have had no problems with it going purple, and this is even in the strong sunlight in Florida (on holiday). There is a small issue with purple contours in areas of high contrast but I have never seen a totally purple screen, I would suggest that maybe the reports were from uniquely faulty cameras.