Camera for Snorkeling/Diving

lostintheocean said:
good point that the shark was at least released, its a start.

The black 3+ has much longer batter life then previous models. The red filter I used was 30 bucks on amazon, it just slips onto the outside of the housing and has a small tether, i highly recommend a color correction filter.

Editing-
I used gopro software to import and convert, this makes an avi file, you choose where to save this file on you pc in the gopro software. Once this is done i use win movie maker to edit the avi files and then save them in high def. I am not sure if this is the best way but it seems to work well for my purposes and looks great on a big screen. i then delete the avi and archive the original footage.
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Glad you posted that, I found it today and going to order it. I don't want to pay $59 for the red filter lol...

and nice, right now i'm just trying to get used to gopro studio. I'm not a rookie with editing software but it's a bit tricky at first, idk maybe it's me or something. Possibly my computer bc it sucks. This is how I feel as I try to edit though :hmm5: lol
 
Camera for Snorkeling/Diving

Probably , that's IF you can find a HERO3+ . My girlfriend went all over Miami and one store had only one Silver Edition. Took her about a week to find.
 
I have a GoPro but never used it for diving yet. I bought a small housing for my point and shoot digital. I like it because I can use the flash and as a regular camera. I see some people using a stick to hold their GoPro as well
 
We have a GoPro Silver and it works great. My husband uses the head mount and sometimes just holds it with the headmount strap around his wrist. Aiming with the head mount takes some getting used to, so practice before your trip or you may end up with video of empty water and just the flipper of a sea turtle :facepalm:
 
These are with a GoPro Black in Cozumel a couple of months ago.

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Backscatter Flip3.1 it has 3 filters.... shallow, 20'-50' and below 50'. There is also a macro lens attachment....don't have that one yet. You can have 2 attachments on your camera at once and flip between them. I used the 20'-50' and below 50' filters on this trip. Didn't have the filters on my first trip and everything has that blue hue to it, with the filters the colors really pop, worth every penny.

GO HOGS
 
Used the Gopro 3+ silver in Fiji a couple weeks back. It did a great job and using it on 5 picture burst mode was quite a bit of fun.
 
Gopros are great. I use the 3 black with the Flip filters. Definitely need the filters. I use the extending wand tripod thing. Only issue I had is the need for extra light.
 
jmowbray said:
Great pictures though they are a little green/blue. Did you use any filters? If not try a red. It works wonders as you can see in my brother videos. I believe there is even a video where he moves it off so you can see the difference.
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Nah, this was my first trip with my GoPro and I had not heard anything about filters. Thanks to this thread I've ordered the Backscatter set! Can't wait to try it out in Belize in Feb.
 
Don't rule out Olympus Tough. I've been shooting with it 3 years now. I really like it for snorkeling. The flash is a little weak when on SCUBA.
 
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