By Mark Jamieson

Light plays a critical role in the outcome of your underwater video. Depending on the diving conditions and your depth, water has a natural tendency to filter the color of sunlight. Your basic scuba training taught you that water filters out the color spectrum of light as depth increases. The bright yellows, oranges, and reds are the first colors to be filtered out, gradually giving the underwater environment an overall blue/green cast with increasing depth.

By Mark Jamieson

Light is the single most important component for producing good underwater video. Whether you make use of natural sunlight, artificial light, or a combination of both, you'll want to understand how to make use of each light type in order to achieve the best results possible.

By Mark Jamieson

There's nothing more frustrating than planning and traveling to a remote dive destination with the intention of capturing some great underwater video only to have a minor malfunction occur on your underwater video system on location. Even if your equipment has been maintained recently and checked in advance of your journey, you can never predict when Murphy's Law will strike (Anything that can go wrong, will do so at the most inappropriate moment.)

By Mark Jamieson

If you're planning to use your camcorder and housing in environments where the air is humid, and the surface air and water temperatures at depth vary dramatically, you should take precautions to minimize the possibility of condensation forming inside your housing.

By Mark Jamieson

When shooting underwater video, it's natural to expect that your camcorder will accurately capture the beautiful colors of the underwater realm. However, when your underwater video sequences have an overall color shift with images that appear reddish-yellow or blue, it likely indicates that the white balance setting on your camcorder was incorrectly set when you shot the video.

By Mark Jamieson - If you’ve ever watched high definition television, you’ve no doubt been impressed by the sharp, highly detailed images that the high definition format provides on an HD capable home entertainment system. Imagine how incredible a reef teeming with colorful marine life, or a shipwreck will appear when captured in hi-def!

Steve Miller is a three-time Emmy Award-winning cameraman, with over 20 years of experience in the industry. Steve’s work focuses on ENG/EFP production, with a specialty in underwater video.