Shot with Go Pro HD and new flat lens housing
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Daniel Krnac
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Nice indeed 
I think that price and picture quality make this camera the POV camera to buy (over the Contour HD, VIO HD etc.).
And now they´ve updated firmware so you can switch it to PAL 50fps and even live view the output! Awesome! and for less than 300 dollars.
That´s a doddle comapred to the (probably) best POV camera on the market today, the Sony HXRMC1, which costs 3000 dollars
I think that price and picture quality make this camera the POV camera to buy (over the Contour HD, VIO HD etc.).
And now they´ve updated firmware so you can switch it to PAL 50fps and even live view the output! Awesome! and for less than 300 dollars.
That´s a doddle comapred to the (probably) best POV camera on the market today, the Sony HXRMC1, which costs 3000 dollars
Nice indeed
I think that price and picture quality make this camera the POV camera to buy (over the Contour HD, VIO HD etc.).
And now they´ve updated firmware so you can switch it to PAL 50fps and even live view the output! Awesome! and for less than 300 dollars.
That´s a doddle comapred to the (probably) best POV camera on the market today, the Sony HXRMC1, which costs 3000 dollars
A doodle indeed!!! I originally bought my Go Pro HD to do underwater work. I just needed something I could dunk in a pool
every now and then without the cost & hassle of renting underwater rigs. So when I first shot with the Go Pro HD underwater
I was disappointed to learn that everything went out of focus underwater. So when I found this flat housing it was worth
$79 for a go....here is where I got it.
http://www.eyeofmine.com/gopro/underwater/
And check out this shark video.
http://vimeo.com/15273716
Daniel Krnac
Active member
Damn, I would be petrified at that shoot 
if not dead
It really looks very good.
We have a JVC GZ HD7 waterproof housing and you can adjust every feature on the camera while filming, but its quite heavy, making it harder to swim (but also making the shots more stabile), you can only view what you´re shooting with a built in mirror (and that sucks). It looks like this (http://store.aikotradingstore.com/ik60unvicaho6.html). We hoped it would float, but it just sinks when you let go
And for that price (+the camera), you don´t get much more in real life. I´ve learned that cheaper cameras get better shots in the end, because they are smaller and you´re not affraid to destroy them
Can you be a bit more specific about the focus problem with the stock housing? Maybe a video example? It´s a bit of surprise for me really.
I´m considering buying this camera but this is a problem I haven´t seen mentioned anywhere.
if not dead It really looks very good.
We have a JVC GZ HD7 waterproof housing and you can adjust every feature on the camera while filming, but its quite heavy, making it harder to swim (but also making the shots more stabile), you can only view what you´re shooting with a built in mirror (and that sucks). It looks like this (http://store.aikotradingstore.com/ik60unvicaho6.html). We hoped it would float, but it just sinks when you let go
And for that price (+the camera), you don´t get much more in real life. I´ve learned that cheaper cameras get better shots in the end, because they are smaller and you´re not affraid to destroy them
Can you be a bit more specific about the focus problem with the stock housing? Maybe a video example? It´s a bit of surprise for me really.
I´m considering buying this camera but this is a problem I haven´t seen mentioned anywhere.
Damn, I would be petrified at that shoot
It really looks very good.
We have a JVC GZ HD7 waterproof housing and you can adjust every feature on the camera while filming, but its quite heavy, making it harder to swim (but also making the shots more stabile), you can only view what you´re shooting with a built in mirror (and that sucks). It looks like this (http://store.aikotradingstore.com/ik60unvicaho6.html). We hoped it would float, but it just sinks when you let go
And for that price (+the camera), you don´t get much more in real life. I´ve learned that cheaper cameras get better shots in the end, because they are smaller and you´re not affraid to destroy them
Can you be a bit more specific about the focus problem with the stock housing? Maybe a video example? It´s a bit of surprise for me really.
I´m considering buying this camera but this is a problem I haven´t seen mentioned anywhere.
http://vimeo.com/10566113
Daniel Krnac
Active member
Wow, seems like a serious problem with stock housing, so thanks for the tip. Looks like a must-have for underwater shooting
It is - Go Pro HD underwater without the flat housing is useless.
They do have a more robust housing tested to 200ft....
elapheysal
Active member
After watching the Shark video it appears that the flat housing is legit. How does the picture look with the Go Pro HD in lower light conditions. We have an underwater camera with external viewer (for ice fishing) and made a rig we could attach the Go Pro too. After our first test, finding the out of focus footage, we didn't continue to try. BUT, many of our shots will be deep in the darker water column, so I am interested to see how the camera reacts not only with the water, but also the light.