I've done quite abit diving of late just never really bothered to refresh my user settings.
I guess people start off doing underwater still life camera then move on to videocamera? Is it possible to get a camera that does both?
1. yes, many people start off shooting still and move to video. That is what I did. I switched when I was finding I didn't enjoy my dives as much as I spent too much time trying to set up shots and missed too many cool things swimming by. LOL Video, to me, is easy and more relaxing than still.... but it is more labor intensive when you get home. Video editing is a long process, if you do it right. So, IMHO, still photo is labor intensive underwater, video is labor intensive above water.
2. Yes, you can get a still camera that shoots video or a video camera that takes stills........ however, not one that does both as well. I find videos done on still cameras to be awful to horrendous in quality - very jerky, very blue, and no detail. Also, most people doing this method have no clue what makes good video so they tend to just swing the camera around constantly with no focus on any subject. Really bad. On the other hand, you can do "screen captures" with video cameras, so the same thing as a still photo, just not as high resolution. It is really the better option if you only want to get one system. It just matters which one you plan to do the most with....
Watch some of my videos and some of the other members here on SB, like Ronscuba, Roger Uzun, Mike Meagher, David White, etc. (all of us are on
Vimeo, Video Sharing For You) We all have different camcorders and a large amount of videos with different subjects and styles. Check out YouTube, too. (AnnieCrawley, pacificcoast101, DiveNC, Surferdude71) and others. You can get a feel for what quality you get with what type of setup, then determine what you want to spend.
robin
