Morrison Springs video......

[Mitchell Teeters]

This is my first attempt at this stuff. Oh, and if you don't like the music turn down the speakers. (I had an argument with my brother about the music)LOL.
[video=youtube;Fe9eTE9g41Q]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe9eTE9g41Q&feature=youtu.be[/video]

I'm using my new Tachyon MicroHD camera. I did see some condensation (washout from fog) on the surface. The water was relatively cold compared to the humid warm air. Interesting dive(s) to a point. I wasn't going into the caves thank you very much. LOL

 

[JEC11718]

nice vid, whats your verdict on the camera? worth it?

 

[Mitchell Teeters]

nice vid, whats your verdict on the camera? worth it?

for the sale price definitely. $109 is pretty good IMHO. At $139 most likely.

Seei would like to see a better mounting system on the mask.

Sent from my DROID X2

 

[TSandM]

Actually, I liked the music, but then again, I like bagpipes.

I do find the videos from head-mounted cameras to be less than optimal from the viewer's standpoint, though. In this one, the constant presence of the side of the mask really distracts from what you are looking AT, and the exhaust bubbles are annoying as all get-out.

A technique comment is that I noticed quite a bit of hand usage on what appears to have been descent. (Not the left hand, which looks as though it primarily moved to help you clear your ears, but the right hand.)

 

[Mitchell Teeters]

Actually, I liked the music, but then again, I like bagpipes.

I do find the videos from head-mounted cameras to be less than optimal from the viewer's standpoint, though. In this one, the constant presence of the side of the mask really distracts from what you are looking AT, and the exhaust bubbles are annoying as all get-out.

A technique comment is that I noticed quite a bit of hand usage on what appears to have been descent. (Not the left hand, which looks as though it primarily moved to help you clear your ears, but the right hand.)

I'm working on the mount issue, I may move to a helmet setup of some sort. Or maybe a stick of some sort.

Regarding the hand issue, I have a new gear configuration and I'm still trying to work out the buoyancy trim. For example I was diving with NO weights and I was negative. So there is no movement except for the fore and aft movement of the tank. The second dive felt considerably better as I moved the tank aft a touch. Finally in this case as well I've never dove with currents like this. There is considerable up willing from that hole and keeping still is difficult. When moving forward under power mind you, it felt much better.

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[Mitchell Teeters]

Here is the second vid. I'm still using bagpipes, be warned. LOL
And the whistle worked under water.

[video=youtube_share;Q6zS1A2j5xE]http://youtu.be/Q6zS1A2j5xE[/video]

 

[dfx]

I started out the same as you did: mounting the camera on the side of the head. More precisely, I had it on my mask strap. I ran into the same problems as you did, the bubbles kept getting in the way all the time, and additionally I had an annoying wobble issue (the camera wasn't pressed against my head, so with it just sitting on the strap it was free to wobble around).

So I got rid of that and tried to put the camera on top of my mask. It fixed the bubble issue but there was still a bit of wobble left, because the only thing holding it in place was the soft silicone frame of the mask.

My next attempt will be to mount the camera to the hard plastic frame of the mask, more precisely onto the nose bridge between the two eye glasses. I haven't really tested it yet, but it seems to be holding up wobble-free.

 

[Mitchell Teeters]

I found a harness for a welding mask, I have been working on attaching the camera on one side, and then I will attach a light on the other, or two lights on each side. The harness is stiff plastic and adjustable, and has attachment points for the pivot at the temples. I will need a block of delrin to space it out away from the mask. I still don't know what to do with the bubble issue, other than stuffing a sponge on that side to block the bubbles.