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Sony Handycam DCR-SR52 : which housing do you recommend ?

2008-05-23T21:30:28+01:00

Hi everyone out there,

This is Val from Brussels, Belgium.

I own a video camera DCR-SR52 Sony Handycam. I need a housing for it. I thought of buying one from Top Dawg.

On the website, the Compatibility Chart does not mention the DCR-SR52 Sony Handycam for the Top Dawg II or III.
However, I have just checked the camera. I has both the A/V Out and the Remote control jacks.
What should I do ? Can I trust that this housing will fit my camera ? even if the Chart does not mention my camera ?

Can someone help me out here ?

Many thanks,

Val

Need help with setting up ??????

2008-05-15T04:49:41+01:00

Hi can some please give me some sort of direction i own a sony HDV so its full hd, and i made my water housing which works to 20m, which i can controls on,off,rec. from the outside but i cant use any off the other buttons. Can someone please tell me what is the best setup to film underwater like,focus,balance,exposer ect.
Should this be on auto or manually set them i am a freediver and im diving around the 5 to 20m so there is a bit off light. What kind off filter can i get , can i make it?

So i wont to get the very best pic and bring out all the colors from under water , as the film comes out green

any help would be great thanks rick

HOUSING 100m HELP!

2008-05-08T05:21:24+01:00

Hi, I’m student of Electronic Engineering at the PUCP(http://www.pucp.edu.pe) and I’m working in a project to get my degree. It’s like a lowcost ROV to help researches of fishering gears in the peruvian context, the project is for the IMARPE(http://www.imarpe.gob.pe) the National Institute of the Peruvian Sea. I’m looking for the housing of the device, mostly I’m in the search of a transparent material in order to allow the camera to film. At first I thought in a bubble or just a circular glass.

I would like to get an estimate of the cost of the followings solutions for material wich its going to work about 100m-200m of deepnes:
A bubble: semi-esphere of 15cm of diameter
A circular shape also about 15cm of diameter
An entire cilindric chasis 15cm of diameter 30 cm height/ 20cm of height

I hope you can help me,

Best regards,

Question on Sony HC5 with Equinox housing

2008-04-29T03:57:43+01:00

I am new to filming and have a sony HC5 and an Equinox Pro6 housing.
I know it is not top of the line gear but I would have thought good picture quality would still be achievable?
Anyway I am having problems with my footage being severely out of focus. I have played around with the focus distance and it does not seem to have an effect.
I dive in fairly cold water in New Zealand and one of my dive buddies suggested that I might be getting condensation on the inside of the dome or on the camera lens due to the changes in temperature. This seems plauseable as it seems to get worse as the dive goes on. I have tried everything, even applying anti-fog to all surfaces.
Has anyone got any ideas that might help me?
Keep in mind I do not know the problem yet, so I am open to ideas.

Quest Tiburon O-ring

2008-04-20T15:10:56+01:00

Hi
I have a Quest Tiburon (which are out of business), and I need a new O-ring.
Does anyone knows on a replacement available?

10x,
Gecko

Housing for Optura 10/20 - Help Please!

2008-03-18T16:58:01+01:00

Does anyone know of a good housing that works with the Canon Optura 10 or Optura 20?

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks very much.

Best HD Video/Housing Rig for Beginner

2008-02-13T23:36:53+01:00

I am new to UW videography and would greatly appreciate getting some recommendations from the experts on this board. I would prefer to go with HD, since that’s where things are heading anyway and the footage may be used for broadcast. Having said that, I’m not interested in anything too large or elaborate since most of my footage will be at “recreational” depths in the Caribbean with the usual subjects—- people, critters, coral and rock formations. As for housing, I’m leaning toward electronic (hoping to err on the side of “user friendly") but I realize there are many other factors to consider.

So the question is. If you were just starting out, based on the equipment currently available, what HD camera(s) and housing(s) would you recommend?

Thanks!

Looking for housing Sony DCR HC14E

2008-01-30T16:49:08+01:00

Hi,

I am looking for an underwater housing for the above camcorder. On this site I came very close, meaning HC16. Would anyone know, whether this housing would be suitable, or where I could find a suitable housing?

Thanks a lot!

need camera for amphibico housing

2008-01-21T13:52:29+01:00

Hi all,

I have got hold of an amphibico housing seems like it is called a trv7 - i assume that means it is for a sony trv7 camera. I cannot find a trv7 anywhere and would like to know what other cameras would fit in this housing so I can get it and use it.

Many thanks,

lumpy.

Underwater performance of Sanyo Xacti HD1000 �any experience?

2008-01-09T11:19:11+01:00

Hello,

As Sanyo Xacti HD1000 is getting hot by some people that seeks an underwater small package to shoot video i am concerned with the REAL PERFORMANCE in low light at the bottom, sun or surface light in the image, etc. Some people i know is getting quite bad results in surface shoots in low light (for the specs of the camera) while waiting for the underwater housing to use it in the “real thing”. My video is used for broadcast purposes and last Xactis did not perform very well in the past.

Has anybody first hand experience with this new model and its performance UNDERWATER?