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so Im in the market for a P&S style cam that can take HD Vid. here are the musts:
1. Must be good in low light (artificial light sources illegal for spearfishing here)
2. Low profile, this is for Freediving only, so drag is an issue.
3. Camera & Housing under $800.
4. Must be waterproof to 130'
I dive in BC water. our waters are very cold, dark, and green. to give you an idea of the conditions:
YouTube - Jesse at Browning Wall
YouTube - Browning Wall
that's about the worst conditions I'll face here.
I am looking hard at the ZS3 & the ContourHD currently. 90% of the time this will be mounted to a speargun for gun cam footage, but would the like the option of taking the odd big of non-spearing video (making a mounting plate with handles easy with my available tools/machining), the ZS3 is winning out so far, as the zoom features are very interesting to me with dry photography...
here is the general idea behind a guncam:
http://www.speargearshop.com/public/images/products/large/cameramount-eu-03_lg.jpg
YouTube - Spearfishing a bronzebream with a mounted speargun camera
so...... whatcha think?
1. Must be good in low light (artificial light sources illegal for spearfishing here)
2. Low profile, this is for Freediving only, so drag is an issue.
3. Camera & Housing under $800.
4. Must be waterproof to 130'
I dive in BC water. our waters are very cold, dark, and green. to give you an idea of the conditions:
YouTube - Jesse at Browning Wall
YouTube - Browning Wall
that's about the worst conditions I'll face here.
I am looking hard at the ZS3 & the ContourHD currently. 90% of the time this will be mounted to a speargun for gun cam footage, but would the like the option of taking the odd big of non-spearing video (making a mounting plate with handles easy with my available tools/machining), the ZS3 is winning out so far, as the zoom features are very interesting to me with dry photography...
here is the general idea behind a guncam:
http://www.speargearshop.com/public/images/products/large/cameramount-eu-03_lg.jpg
YouTube - Spearfishing a bronzebream with a mounted speargun camera
so...... whatcha think?