Breaking the rules

Joel Penner · Issue 67, Jul/Aug 2012 · pp. 40–41

Products mentioned: GoPro Hero2, GoPro Dive Housing, Backscatter Flip-Up Magic Filter, Backscatter Custom GoPro Housing, Gates VL24 Lights

What happens when you’re set up to shoot video with your new DSLR only to find out that the focus button isn’t working on your housing? Normally, you’d just have to enjoy the dive, and not be able to capture any images along the way. Why not switch over to your backup system? That’s exactly what I did! While at the Digital Shootout in Little Cayman I happened to be testing the Backscatter Flip-Up Magic Filter connected to the new GoPro Dive Housing. For most of the dive trip I had been shooting comparison video clips with the GoPro, as well as using it topside for time lapses, but on this dive I caught myself wanting to take some stills. That’s when I thought, “Why not use the photo feature?” I ended up taking still images the whole dive and was pleasantly surprised with the results I got from the camera. The GoPro camera The GoPro has no manual controls when it comes to aperture and shu…