Sealux for Panasonic HS700 - any experience?

Looking for a small housing for the Panasonic HS700 and its close relatives. Anyone actually dived a Sealux or other compact housing for this camera?

Tom

Looking for a small housing for the Panasonic HS700 and its close relatives. Anyone actually dived a Sealux or other compact housing for this camera?

 

Tom

I was interested at this housing too but I couldn't find any information about its specifications.

I placed an order on Seatool housing instead. There is no flip in filter but I love its small size and its ability to use WA converter inside the housing.

Well that's interesting. I've searched, Googled and tried to find it, but there does not appear to be any Seatool housing available for any Panasonic video camera, kkfok.

Is there some secret place we might find one for the Panasonic HS700?

Tom

I was interested at this housing too but I couldn't find any information about its specifications.

I placed an order on Seatool housing instead. There is no flip in filter but I love its small size and its ability to use WA converter inside the housing.

Well that's interesting. I've searched, Googled and tried to find it, but there does not appear to be any Seatool housing available for any Panasonic video camera, kkfok.

 

Is there some secret place we might find one for the Panasonic HS700?

 

Tom

http://www.seatool.net/list/TM700.html

HS700, TM700 and SD700 are all the same except the kind and size of memory.

専用防水ハウジング

Well THAT certainly explains it

The question remains: have you actually dived this housing? if so, how did it work?

Tom

http://www.seatool.net/list/TM700.html

HS700, TM700 and SD700 are all the same except the kind and size of memory.

専用防水ハウジング

 

Well THAT certainly explains it

 

The question remains: have you actually dived this housing? if so, how did it work?

 

Tom

No experience yet. I just placed the order and I should receive it by the end of this month.

OK - but please post after you do! I'd like to hear your experience.

Tom

No experience yet. I just placed the order and I should receive it by the end of this month.

I have received the Seatool housing already. It is very small and compact. Buttons on the grip simulate functions of the remote controller, send IR signals to the camera to provide the control.

Here are the functions on the grip.

1. ON/OFF Power

2. Wide/Zoom

3. REC

4. PHOTO

5. OK Button

6. UP/DOWN/LEFT/RIGHT for you to surf through menu.

Besides those buttons on the grip you only have access to the function button and the focus ring. For the focus ring to work you have to buy an extra (focus/zoom) gear.

I don't have time to get it wet yet but I find 2 problems so far.

1. There is no way to switch back to IA Auto mode once you switched to Manual mode.

2. Resolution of the external monitor is not really good.

Besides, there is no flip-in filter for this housing which I already know before I made my order.

I hope you will find the time to share some flick with us.

Bye

I hope you will find the time to share some flick with us.

 

Bye

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44686739@N00/...57624679622744/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/44686739@N00/...57624679622744/

Thank you for the photos. It looks very compact, and I see (I think) what you mean about the monitor. Still, it's better than the tiny viewfinder I use on my Canon HV30s.

Some more questions:

1) How is the balance and buoyancy? Can you let go of it underwater and have it remain where you put it? Or does it sink, rise or rotate?

2) Have you any video footage from it yet?

3) How are the wide angle shots?

4) How is the macro?

Regards,

Tom

I reopen the subterranean diatribe on the little panny tm/sd/hs700 green cast

I found two videos on youtube shot on a wreck in the Adriatic sea in Italy, near Venice:

Without white balance:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5tzm-NZIVI

White balanced in post (long version, diving part at the end):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP7bi3LHaPQ

Shots were uploaded in SD and the owner is a beginner. The water near Venice has always near green aspect and a poor viz.

Anyway this video shows very well the tendence of this camera to exaggerate the green .

Bye

In case if you are interested at this camcorder, I have uploaded 2 clips to Vimeo. You can download the original files. They were taken with either Auto or Manual WB with Red filter.

http://www.vimeo.com/15239180

http://www.vimeo.com/15226585

All the videos embedded:

Thanks for the samples.

Do you have any macro samples?

Tom

Thanks for the samples.

 

Do you have any macro samples?

 

Tom

[vimeo]15325282[/vimeo]

It has been converted to SD by Vimeo as I am not a plus member, for original quality you can download the original file.

kkfok,

Thank you very much for the macro sample. It looks quite nice!

I think I need one of those cameras and housings

Tom

Thanks for the samples.

 

Do you have any macro samples?

 

Tom

kkfok,

Thanks for in information. What can you tell us about the housing in addition to what you posted above?

1. What's the process for doing manual WB in the housing? How good is the auto WB underwwater?

2. Above you said there is no flip-in red filter. Did you use an external one?

3. Do you know of a US supplier?

4. Anything else about the useability of this housing?

Thanks!

kkfok,

Thanks for in information. What can you tell us about the housing in addition to what you posted above?

1. What's the process for doing manual WB in the housing? How good is the auto WB underwater?

2. Above you said there is no flip-in red filter. Did you use an external one?

3. Do you know of a US supplier?

4. Anything else about the useability of this housing?

 

Thanks!

1. It is the same as doing that in the remote controller. If you have already done MWB once, you just need to press the OK button twice to do it again. I am still trying to figure out the best way to do MWB. I did several dives with this camcorder mostly with an external red filter. The results were usually good to very good when I use sand as reference and especially in the first 20 metres. For wall dives, I am still testing the best way to do MWB. My results were usually a bit too purple if I use a white slate as reference and too green if I left it at AWB.

2. Yes, I am using an external one. If I use a dome I place a magic filter between my camcorder and the internal Wide angle converter.

3. No idea for this one. Seatool USA? Reef Photo?

4. This housing is very compact and so negatively buoyant.