Thanks Ronrosa,
Ok, did a google search for manual white balance and understand the concept. Tried it out on my digital still camera and my video camera--can make a big difference.
Good color in the video. Great stuff actually.
Now that being said how do you manually adjust the white balance while at 90 fsw? Do you have white divers slate to do this, and how often must it be done--say the sun goes behind the clouds--do you have to adjust the the white balance again?
Also,is this something that can be done during editing?
How often do you have to manually adjust the white balance during a dive?
I am heading to the big island of Hawaii for a couple of weeks in February and I am going to upgrade my camera before then. I was planning on the TRV 950 had serious thoughts about the HC1000 when I saw the price, but looking through the documentation of my UW Housing (Top Dawg) I don't see the option for manual white balance. That being said--and having read the review, it seems like the 950 may still be the right choice. It fits into my housing--and seems to be a nice bridge till ther are some affordable HD cameras that can be housed.
I have not had bad luck color correcting during editing--I have already created filters in FCP/HD for removing the red from topside shots since I must mount the red filter on the camera before sealing it in the housing, as well as color correcting for other situations as well. And until I am ready to upgrade my housing I will have to continue this. Overall the 950 still seems to be the best affordable choice that I can make at the moment.
Again thanks for your input, it has been most helpful indeed.
ronrosa:
www.Camcorderinfo.com is great for camcorder reviews. Very detailed and in depth.
Here is their review on the HC1000.
http://www.camcorderinfo.com/content/Sony-DCR-HC1000-Camcorder-Review.htm
At the risk of sounding like a broken record;
If you're going to spend that kind of money, make sure you have access to manual white balance. The TRV950 was not a problem. HC1000 uses the touch screen. White balance via the LANC may or may not be possible. Ask the housing mfr.
For an example of what manual white balance can do for color, watch this clip shot at 90ft deep.
www.ronrosa.com/wb.wmv