Sony DSC-P1 photos

[got4boyz]

Cecil, You've got to be a die hard. Looks cold. Well I'm glad to see the P1 has potential of taking good pictures. I'm also glad to know the flash should be fine. Do you know if the P1 has a burst mode. That would be great. Have you used yours yet?

 

[Jonathan]

Fair enough - didn't know the P-5 had burst mode as well. I think though if you partly press down the shutter button that fixes the focal length, f stop etc but I will check when I get home tonight.

As Dee points out the PT-010 is has a 30m depth limit too but I think the new P-5 one goes to 40m as does the new Olympus PT-012 for the C40Zoom.

There is the custom made option but that is more expensive - I know DIV in Japan make them as I have one being made at the moment which will go to 60m. The buttons may not work at that depth but as long as the housing survives that's the important thing.

Sorry to hear about your flood though. I guess you tried insurance? My Nik V flooded last year and the insurance I got at the time of purchase (which was very cheap and silly to say no) covered for 90% and the camera is back looking like new - phew!

Jonathan

 

[Dee]

DEPP insurance is kinda like American Express...I never take photo equipment in the water without it!

In the last 5 years I've had one strobe flood, moisture damage to battery compartment (a single drop of water can wreak havoc!), lost lens, and camera damage due to impact (DM dropped camera on the boat) and DEPP has either repaired, replaced or rebuilt everything with only a $25 deductable.

 

[rogerbear]

Hi Sue

Sorry to hear about the flooding of your camera. I have a P1 and housing but havent used it yet. Im off to Tenerife this month to finish my Divemaster and IDC and planned to use the camera during this trip.

Do you have any safety precautions to observe so i dont flood mine! Ive had the housing for six months but it has just been in the box all that time, should i buy a new o-ring before i go?

Regards, Roger

 

[Sue]

Hi Roger

The only recommendation I can give you is to avoid being too confident. When opening the housing twice a day to change battery and memory stick becomes routine, you simply don't check it anymore - that was my mistake.
Closing the housing and double checking the O-ring must be done every time.
In what concerns a spare O-ring, that could be a good idea, despite the fact that the Sony O-ring is quite good (mine is still ok even after the flooding).

I'm gonna check this DEPP insurance anyway...

Sue

 

[Jonathan]

Well what do you know?

Obviously not enough about my camera in my case!!

Press and hold the shutter button halfway down.
The image freezes momentarily, but is not yet recorded. While the AE/AF lock indicator is flashing, the camera automatically adjusts the exposure and focus of the captured image. When the camera finishes the automatic adjustments, the AE/AF lock indicator stops flashing, then lights up and the camera is ready for recording.
If you release the shutter button, the recording will be cancelled.

I imagine this is the same on the P5 as they seem to be pretty much the same technology. I look forward to playing some more when I get it back.

Jonathan

 

[Cecil]

Got stuff in this thread, I'm definately getting the insurance. One drop of water, a $600 camera is toast.

As far as burst mode goes. I don't know about the P1, I've not tried it on the P5. I'm pretty much a still photographer and rarely try the MPG mode.

The water in NE now, was not bad. I've been colder on a chair lift. I may sneak out this weekend, I want to get up the learning curve before an April trip to the Keys.

Here's some more picture done with the P1.

Red Sea Pictures

Ellen Muller's Great Pictures

 

[got4boyz]

Thanks for that info. Dee. I had a bit or trouble finding it on the link you provided For others who had trouble the insurance coverage is called Coral Reef/DEPP. When you go to the link Dee provided click on the pull-down menu on the right and you'll see it there. Looks like very reasonable rates.

Jonathan - Are you saying that if you hold it down for a bit that when you push the button there won't be that delay in taking the picture? If so that would be great. I'll have to check it out on my camera.

 

[Jonathan]

got4boyz - seems to be what the manual says. I didn't try it yet as my camera is off with the housing people (disadvantage of DCD-85 is getting hold of a decent housing). I think this may be quite tricky to accomplish in a housing under water and if you need the strobe to kick in......

Still something to play with and memory sticks are pretty are pretty cheap now so I'll just load up with them and try it.

Jonathan

 

[Dee]

Beth...I'm sorry about the link. I didn't realize they had changed their website design. Here it is...DEPP

And remember...the question isn't IF your stuff will flood, it's WHEN it will flood!

Beyond the obvious clean, well greased o-rings...one of the things that's I've found that helps me tremendously when preparing my camera for underwater is to take my time. Everything that has ever flooded ie., lights, strobes, etc. has been caused by me being in a hurry.

I usually clean and set the camera up at night to be ready for the next day. I follow a list of things to do so that I don't forget something and I take my time, especially when closing the door where the o-ring is. This seems to be one of the major sources of problems. Unless my camera has been very silty conditions and I can tell the o-ring is dirty, I don't remove and clean the o-ring until the nightly cleaning. Too much grease and stretching of the o-ring causes their own problems.