Underwater video from trip to Hawaii

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

01/31/2012 02:17:11 PM · #1

Here is a montage of videos from my trip to Hawaii taken with a Panasonic Lumix TS-3. You can get a feel for what the camera can do. I enjoyed it quite a bit overall and thought it did a good job. It is hard to hold a camera still underwater and I did notice that my finger got in the way at times because I'm not used to the lens being up in the corner like a postage stamp.

Hanauma Bay Video

ETA: I rendered it at 600x800 although the camera shoots 720 HD.

Message edited by author 2012-01-31 14:18:31.

MargaretNet

Sony DSC-RX100 VII

01/31/2012 02:29:29 PM · #2

Nice, how deep was it?

aliqui

Nikon D300s

01/31/2012 02:56:57 PM · #3

Did you scream when that octopus changed on you? I think I might have at least yelped. An amazing experience that must have been.

MargaretNet

Sony DSC-RX100 VII

01/31/2012 03:38:08 PM · #4

Originally posted by aliqui:

Did you scream when that octopus changed on you? I think I might have at least yelped. An amazing experience that must have been.

Can't do it easily while wearing SCUBA gear! :)

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

01/31/2012 04:21:01 PM · #5

Most was in about four feet of water. The deeper things are maybe 10-12 feet. I was snorkeling, not SCUBA.

kawesttex

Apple iPhone 11 Pro

01/31/2012 05:14:34 PM · #6

That was cool. But I do have to admit when I first read the thread title I thought it said 'Underwear video from trip to Hawaii'. Guess it's time for new glasses or increase my screen size.

Maggye

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

01/31/2012 05:39:42 PM · #7

Wow!!! that's is beautiful!!!

Strikeslip

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS

01/31/2012 07:14:19 PM · #8

That octopus is awesome. I wish people could do that.

caba

Nikon D800

Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 28-70mm f/2.8D IF-ED

01/31/2012 08:54:24 PM · #9

I like the end when you come up out of the water, with the sound on, very cool.

alanfreed

Nikon Z9

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

01/31/2012 10:53:23 PM · #10

You'd probably enjoy having a GoPro. I got some great underwater footage while snorkeling in the Bahamas last month. It's just a great, fun little camera for sports stuff in general.

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/31/2012 11:10:40 PM · #11

Very cool! The last time I did that in Hawaii I only had a crappy disposable film camera. :-(

goinskiing

Canon EOS-6D

01/31/2012 11:21:31 PM · #12

Originally posted by alanfreed:

You'd probably enjoy having a GoPro. I got some great underwater footage while snorkeling in the Bahamas last month. It's just a great, fun little camera for sports stuff in general.

Doing this exact thing next week in Oahu!

Cuttooth

Canon EOS R

01/31/2012 11:37:52 PM · #13

woah, nice video.
i haven't been to hanauma bay in probably 20 years.
before you were able to bring food to feed the fish. for some reason, everyone brought bags of frozen peas with them. as soon as the fish saw you with a bag of peas, the swarmed around you.

i recognized the small valleys in the reef and that light hole you could swim through. i remember that's on the left side of the bay.

Art Roflmao

Canon EOS-6D Mark II

02/01/2012 04:22:32 AM · #14

Very cool! It looked like the Octopus and that fish were buddies. You're a regular Doc Cousteau! :)

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8G ED VR II

02/01/2012 01:33:19 PM · #15

Originally posted by alanfreed:

You'd probably enjoy having a GoPro. I got some great underwater footage while snorkeling in the Bahamas last month. It's just a great, fun little camera for sports stuff in general.

That video was pretty awesome. It would be fun to be young, reckless, and have one of those. Currently I would be 0 for 3 on those counts... :)

MargaretNet

Sony DSC-RX100 VII

02/02/2012 12:00:50 AM · #16

Originally posted by DrAchoo:

Most was in about four feet of water. The deeper things are maybe 10-12 feet. I was snorkeling, not SCUBA.

Still, your mouth was full; 12 feet is shallow hence good light

MattO

Nikon D4

02/02/2012 12:16:43 AM · #17

Originally posted by scalvert:

Very cool! The last time I did that in Hawaii I only had a crappy disposable film camera. :-(

How did the video turn out?

:p

MinsoPhoto

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

02/02/2012 07:40:13 AM · #18

Very nice. That camera puts out great video for that price. How do the stills look from it?

bassbone

Nikon Z8

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-120 f/4 S

02/02/2012 08:03:18 AM · #19

Originally posted by MinsoPhoto:

Very nice. That camera puts out great video for that price. How do the stills look from it?

I have the first generation version of this camera and it does a great job outdoors for still photo work. As you would expect, it is not great for low light, but for travel, outdoor, daytime photography, it works great. Hopefully Doc can post a few images of the new generation T3.

Message edited by author 2012-02-02 08:11:56.

scalvert

Canon EOS-5D Mark III

02/04/2012 05:40:03 PM · #20

Originally posted by MattO:

Originally posted by scalvert:
Very cool! The last time I did that in Hawaii I only had a crappy disposable film camera. :-(

How did the video turn out?

:p

VERY choppy! Like 1 frame per 3 minutes.

MinsoPhoto

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

02/04/2012 05:52:05 PM · #21

Originally posted by bassbone:

Originally posted by MinsoPhoto:
Very nice. That camera puts out great video for that price. How do the stills look from it?

I have the first generation version of this camera and it does a great job outdoors for still photo work. As you would expect, it is not great for low light, but for travel, outdoor, daytime photography, it works great. Hopefully Doc can post a few images of the new generation T3.

cool. I want to get a knock around camera for use with the kids and to do some underwatter stuff. May have to look into this.