Hello everyone,
I have a Sony HC-7 camcorder and the matching Ikelite Housing with an Ikelite wide angle lens.
Sometimes when I am shooting video, the camera will get the jitters. The image will be slightly out of focus and is almost like a double image. (kind of like watching a 3d movie without the glasses) This also seems to happen when the camera/housing gets bumped or jiggled a bit.
Once it gets into this situation, I usually have to turn the camera off and then restart it. I am not quite sure what is happening here. I am thinking that it might be something in the image stabilization or possibly the auto focus. Unfortunately it is difficult to see underwater when this happens and I usually end up with unusable video.
Another theory is that the add-on wide angle lens might have something to do with this as well. This is the Ikelite lens that screws on to the outside of the housing. I like the extra field of view this lens gives. This weekend I will try shooting without using the wide angle lens and see if it still makes a difference.
When it first did it, I was shooting in very poor visibility and low light, but I have had since had the same problem in very clear waters (Cayman Islands).
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this or might have any suggestions.
Randall Cook
Grand Prairie, Tx
I have a Sony HC-7 camcorder and the matching Ikelite Housing with an Ikelite wide angle lens.
Sometimes when I am shooting video, the camera will get the jitters. The image will be slightly out of focus and is almost like a double image. (kind of like watching a 3d movie without the glasses) This also seems to happen when the camera/housing gets bumped or jiggled a bit.
Once it gets into this situation, I usually have to turn the camera off and then restart it. I am not quite sure what is happening here. I am thinking that it might be something in the image stabilization or possibly the auto focus. Unfortunately it is difficult to see underwater when this happens and I usually end up with unusable video.
Another theory is that the add-on wide angle lens might have something to do with this as well. This is the Ikelite lens that screws on to the outside of the housing. I like the extra field of view this lens gives. This weekend I will try shooting without using the wide angle lens and see if it still makes a difference.
When it first did it, I was shooting in very poor visibility and low light, but I have had since had the same problem in very clear waters (Cayman Islands).
I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this or might have any suggestions.
Randall Cook
Grand Prairie, Tx
