Canon G11/G12 and S90/S95 underwater photography. Editor's Note - This guide was originally written for using the G11 and S90 in Canon housings. That said, the G11 and S90 and almost identical to the G12 and S95. Follow this guide whether using a G11, G12, S90 or S95 By Willliam Tan When Canon approached me to test shoot their PowerShot G11 , I agreed without the slightest hesitation. A strong believer of digital compact cameras being easy to handle, be it on land or underwater, I arrived at Gorontalo (Indonesia) with the camera and housing still sealed in the original box, untouched.
In order to simplify things and shoot with the camera’s auto mode, I came up with what I thought a “fool proof” plan of using a powerful white beam torch as my light source. On site testing showed that I couldn’t be more wrong - the G11’s 28mm built-in lens was so wide that the resulted images appeared to be shot with a strobe on a narrow snoot. The secrets to my success with these cameras are in the camera settings. Taken with the G11 Menu – Camera icon.
High speed flash. Search. Macro.