Manta Rays in Bali with a TG-Tracker

[@DBeMeNLV]

Nice! 👍

[@FlyingPigNJ]

I love manta rays. Why is it so blue? Does it not have underwater white balance?

[@paulkouin9721]

I would imagine it's the lack of light - it is a small sensor. If you look at the other videos shot in shallow water (when snorkelling for example), the colours look a lot better. I agree about Manta Rays: they're amazing! I held my breath a couple of times (I know it's a really bad to do) and they got very, very close. At some point, two of them came so close I could have touched them. It's amazing to think they're curious about us, when we're so curious about them.

[@FlyingPigNJ]

ah ok, I thought it has software filter built it....or perhaps the underwater lens has filter built in....but I think it's just a flat port without filter, thanks

[@seikibrian8641]

FlyingPigNJ -- The Tracker DOES have a software "filter" (actually a red-channel booster), and it activates automatically below a certain depth...or it can be turned on manually. It can also be disabled, which was possibly the case here.

[@paulkouin9721]

I really think it was simply the lack of light. The colours in shallower depths were much nicer, check my other videos. And GoPros equipped with a physical red filter deliver a rather similar results, no?

[@seikibrian8641]

"I really think it was simply the lack of light. The colours in shallower depths were much nicer..." Yes, as you go deeper the light level decreases; and the first light to go is red light. (Water doesn't absorb all colors equally.) So the Tracker boosts the red channel when it detects that it is below a certain depth...IF that feature is enabled.

[@GeeOneGriffin]

When filming while scuba diving did your TG tracker ever shut off due to internal overheating???

[@paulkouin9721]

That's never happened, but I would always turn it on and off and not film a whole dive. The longest it's ever stayed on was probably around 20 minutes. Are there reports of it overheating during extended use? I would have thought that even warm waters (25 degrees) would be enough to keep the camera cool.

[@GeeOneGriffin]

Paul Kouin it always does that with mine...not like the go pro where you can leave it on the entire time...I read the manual and it states a maximum record time of about 35min. If you can try it and see if yours does the same that would be great! Because if not then I might have a defective unit.