Sanyo Underwater Video Camera
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Sanyo Underwater Video Camera Reviews - FAQ and Questions
- can you use sanyo xacti underwater video camera's in the sea ?
i am going to the beach and want to take my camera but worried that the really salty water will break my camera in some way. please help ?
A if you have one of the Xacti waterproof cameras, then the sea water won't bother it. afterwards rinse the exterior of the camera off with freshwater, otherwise a salty brine may form on the lens when it is dry.
i am going to the beach and want to take my camera but worried that the really salty water will break my camera in some way. please help ?
A if you have one of the Xacti waterproof cameras, then the sea water won't bother it. afterwards rinse the exterior of the camera off with freshwater, otherwise a salty brine may form on the lens when it is dry.
- underwater video camera help?
im looking for an underwater video camera and something that goes preferably more than 10ft underwater. ive heard about the sanyo e1 but that only goes to 5ft but is that a good camera overall? and are there any other good underwater video cameras?
A The cameras designed for immersion (when they say "5 ft", they're basically saying, swim but don't dive) are never the best camcorders around. Those Sanyos offer average video quality at best. Another one from Panasonic, the SDR-SW20, is similar: operation to 5ft, and moderate at best standard-def video quality. On the other hand, you're only spending $350... can't expect a miracle. The other option is, of course, to enclose an existing camcorder. If you don't have any, this will certainly up the cost, perhaps by quite a bit. Awhile back, I got a lower cost enclosure for my Sony AVR-H1 hi-def camcorder. This is from EWA Marine, and it's basically a $200 ziplock bag with a lens window. This worked great, it's supposed to be good for up to one atmosphere (33 feet in saltwater). It's a bit cumbersome, and there's still some resistance to putting your $2000+ camcorder into a plastic bag, even an expensive one. But a hard case for my small camcorder (Canon HV10) ran $700, and for the Sony, at least $1000. If you're leaning this way, you might even consider pricing the case first, then buying the camcorder to fit it. Another option... smaller cameras are cheaper to enclose, as you might expect. While a hard enclosure for my Sony could run into the thousands, cases for digital still cameras run much cheaper, many below $200 that are full fledged underwater enclosures... good for 100ft or more. Since almost any digital still camera has a video mode arguably as good as these "waterproof" cameras, I'd consider that. In fact, my Panasonic DMC-TZ5 probably has a much better video mode... that's 1280x720 at 30p, reasonably clear video (it's not HDV, but it's good enough). That's a $300 camera, and you need an enclosure that's about $220 for it, but then you have 130 ft or so to play with. You really don't get much audio regardless, so the poor quality microphone in most P&S cameras is not a problem.
im looking for an underwater video camera and something that goes preferably more than 10ft underwater. ive heard about the sanyo e1 but that only goes to 5ft but is that a good camera overall? and are there any other good underwater video cameras?
A The cameras designed for immersion (when they say "5 ft", they're basically saying, swim but don't dive) are never the best camcorders around. Those Sanyos offer average video quality at best. Another one from Panasonic, the SDR-SW20, is similar: operation to 5ft, and moderate at best standard-def video quality. On the other hand, you're only spending $350... can't expect a miracle. The other option is, of course, to enclose an existing camcorder. If you don't have any, this will certainly up the cost, perhaps by quite a bit. Awhile back, I got a lower cost enclosure for my Sony AVR-H1 hi-def camcorder. This is from EWA Marine, and it's basically a $200 ziplock bag with a lens window. This worked great, it's supposed to be good for up to one atmosphere (33 feet in saltwater). It's a bit cumbersome, and there's still some resistance to putting your $2000+ camcorder into a plastic bag, even an expensive one. But a hard case for my small camcorder (Canon HV10) ran $700, and for the Sony, at least $1000. If you're leaning this way, you might even consider pricing the case first, then buying the camcorder to fit it. Another option... smaller cameras are cheaper to enclose, as you might expect. While a hard enclosure for my Sony could run into the thousands, cases for digital still cameras run much cheaper, many below $200 that are full fledged underwater enclosures... good for 100ft or more. Since almost any digital still camera has a video mode arguably as good as these "waterproof" cameras, I'd consider that. In fact, my Panasonic DMC-TZ5 probably has a much better video mode... that's 1280x720 at 30p, reasonably clear video (it's not HDV, but it's good enough). That's a $300 camera, and you need an enclosure that's about $220 for it, but then you have 130 ft or so to play with. You really don't get much audio regardless, so the poor quality microphone in most P&S cameras is not a problem.
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