Panasonic Lumix TZ7/ZS3 with u/w case DMW-MCTZ7 HD VIDEO test results

[lofish]

here is my test result
YouTube - 00015.MTS

 

[joebubbles]

Thanks for posting. I've never seen so many garden eels at once. As you know these eels are bashful and the only way you can get a close-up is to take advantage of the zoom capabilities of our camera.

 

[rab1412000]

i was in coron, palawan, philippines over the weekend and made this video of our trip.
mostly wrecks but be sure to check out the awesome gunthers cathedral (cavern dive) at 3:00 mark. enjoy:

 

[Deep scope]

Footage taken around the Yasawa Islands in Fiji.

Fiji Diving on Vimeo

 

[Gold Coast Diver]

Hi Joe,

Awesome video - would you mind telling me what settings you had the camera on please?

Thanks

GCD

 

[joebubbles]

Hi GCD,
I'm glad you liked the videos. Settings are really quite simple. I use the underwater mode for all my dives and when I drop below 30 feet I will add artificial light. I have two 500 lumen LED video lights. I haven't had any need to use the manual white balance functionality. I currently use Movee Reveal for editing which has some limited functionality for adjusting color saturation, but I expect to be leaning towards Sony Vegas which has more functionality.

Here's a pic of my rig
Lumix ZS3 Rig --Wide angle Configuration on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[Gold Coast Diver]

Thanks for the quick reply Joe. Looks like you have a great set up there. I am very new at this and have had a bit of trouble editing the avchd format. I'll check out Sony Vegas - thanks for the tip.

GCD

 

[froggie01]

hi Joebubbles,

Great video, really beautiful. I understand having a light is needed for great pics, do you also use one for shooting movies? Thanks

 

[joebubbles]

Yes, I use dual video lights. I find its necessary if you really want the natural reef colors to pop.

Here's a pic of my rig
Lumix ZS3 Rig --Wide angle Configuration on Flickr - Photo Sharing!

 

[Magrone]

Here's a couple of videos I made from my trip to Tubbataha with the ZS-3


YouTube - Tubbataha, Philippines(1).mp4
YouTube - Tubbataha Turtles