Preferred color detection

[leabre]

When shooting underwater video (primarily in cold, green waters) is it most preferrable to have a camera that records nice, vibrant colors; or one that captures closer to what the eye sees, even if a little more flat (when compared to a recording of the same that is vibrant)?

I'm in a tossup between the Sony CX550v and the Panasonic TM700. Both are outstanding recorders, but the color reproductions to my eyes are drastically different.

 

[PerroneFord]

Both are recording nearly the same image in the same way. The settings in the camera are making the difference.

 

[Misa]

is there a difference between cx550v and xr500v ? i highly recommend you to purchase a camera that has underwater mode and HD record. i wish sony had uw mode

 

[drbill]

Describe the differences in the footage that you see. I'm considering the CX550v to replace my failed HC-7

 

[ronscuba]

When shooting underwater video (primarily in cold, green waters) is it most preferrable to have a camera that records nice, vibrant colors; or one that captures closer to what the eye sees, even if a little more flat (when compared to a recording of the same that is vibrant)?

I'm in a tossup between the Sony CX550v and the Panasonic TM700. Both are outstanding recorders, but the color reproductions to my eyes are drastically different.

I prefer to have a camcorder/housing system that allows me to record vibrant colors. If it can do that, then it can also record flat, blue or green colors. I then have a choice to record either way.

 

[leabre]

Describe the differences in the footage that you see. I'm considering the CX550v to replace my failed HC-7

Doc, I don't have the camera yet but I'm leaning towards the CX550v.

 

[MikeMeagher]

Doc, I don't have the camera yet but I'm leaning towards the CX550v.

Something to keep in mind.. in case you havnt.. is finding out who makes a good housing for that particular camera? If theres not a good quality housing with good quality optics for it.. consider something else.

The port that your camcoder shoots thru is most important. When I was shopping for an UW rig, I checked all the housing manufacturers, looked at the ones offering the better optics.. housings which also had manual WB capability, and those considerations narrowed my list to which camcoder to purchase.

IMHO.. color correction, and even saturation can be fine tuned in your video in post production to help get your video looking with more vibrant colors.. . Whats more important is to get as wide as possible good quality port/lens you can afford, good optics, and good lights. These items will make much more of an impact in the quality of your video. You can never in Post production make a blurry shot sharp, or get rid of vingetting (without cropping), or barrel distortion, or remove lens flare or internal housing reflections. But if the video is sharp, crisp, in focus.. you can tweak the colors a bit.