Small Camera with quality

Hey Guys, I am looking to purchase a small camera that takes good video and stills that has a good white balance capability. What have you guys used that has impressed you.

Thanks

Larry

If being compact is important to you I'd suggest getting a "tight" housing for whatever camera u get. I.E not an ikelite housing (very bulky)

As for the cameras I'm using a gh4 but don't think it could be classified as small

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My Friend has a Gh4 in a ikelite housing, it has been back to ikelite twice because after you get past 60ft you cant switch between video and pictures. I like the specs on the Gh4

I want to stay away from Sony, I have never had any good luck using their Manual white balance and in auto mode it doesn't work very well either. the LX 100 has some descent reviews, but cant find anyone who owns one for personal experience

Go for a gh4 in nauticam housing. There's quite a few being sold right now (used)

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I think if you are looking for small, then you might want to stick with a compact, but the next size up would probably be something like an Olympus E-M10 or a Panasonic GX85. The video abilities of those are likely not as good as a GH4, so you may need to compromise on either the video capabilities of the size. Of course, compared to a Canon or Nikon housed camera, even the GH4 is small.

I think if you are looking for small, then you might want to stick with a compact, but the next size up would probably be something like an Olympus E-M10 or a Panasonic GX85. The video abilities of those are likely not as good as a GH4, so you may need to compromise on either the video capabilities of the size. Of course, compared to a Canon or Nikon housed camera, even the GH4 is small.

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I heard good things about the Olympus. I'm changing gears about now. I just want quality video. it isn't on the small side,I'm looking at the Canon 1DX mk II.

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That's a big jump from a compact haha

I know, im in the water on a regular basis running trips. I just dont want to spend 12K and still not be happy. The only camera that comes close to the !dx mkii is the Panasonic GH5 at a fraction of the cost. I priced the 1DX package and its around 25K I can get the GH5 package around 10k

I know, im in the water on a regular basis running trips. I just dont want to spend 12K and still not be happy. The only camera that comes close to the !dx mkii is the Panasonic GH5 at a fraction of the cost. I priced the 1DX package and its around 25K I can get the GH5 package around 10k

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25k is ridiculous haha. Go for the gh5!

 

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I bought GH5 with Nauticam housing, 7-14 lens, monitor, ect. It comes in this tuesday. Its going to be a learning curb since I have only used a video camera

The biggest issue when switching from a video camera will be that continuous autofocus doesn't really work well on the DSLR/Mirrorless cameras.

Bill

Here is my first video with the GH5, it was a massive learning curb coming from a video camera. Im not sure i made the right decision for the money I spent

https://youtu.be/_sZ0qsJv0tY

Colors etc look great!

However I'm not sure if the GH5 fits within the 'small camera' category

What aren't you happy with, may I ask?

Colors etc look great!

 

However I'm not sure if the GH5 fits within the 'small camera' category

 

What aren't you happy with, may I ask?

I have to constantly Manual white balance, If the sun goes in or out,and if the sun angle changes you have to readjust your settings.It doesn't work in Auto mode with accurate colors. Its just a lot more work then my previous Video camera. I don't understand all the settings or where to set them at. I spend more time adjusting settings then looking at the marine life. The plus, it takes awesome video when its set right, its lighter then my video camera.