Storage/All Weather/UnderWater
Housing Page
If you are here because of a Sony UW Housing...
Scroll to the bottom of the page please.
Just TWO features that make this THE Camcorder of the Year!
First, Skin Tone feature balances All colors Record & Playback.
Can be switched to Progressive Scan ON DEMAND both still &
VIDEO...
The Panasonic MX300/3000 3 CCD Leica Lens Opticaly Stabilized Camcorder
also features in addition to (up to) 512MB Flash memory, Hot Accessory Shoe,
smaller and longer lasting batteries including an all day waist belt model, 480,000
Mega Pixel CCD times Three chips, all ports on board both Input & Output and
now Both Analog and Digital, USB, RS232 & FireWire for computer compatibility.
Audio is extremely fine tuned with Visual Level Meters, Zebra Pattern, Color Bars,
Manual Focus with Full Auto On, Manual WB, Manual Iris, Manual Gain, Manual High
Speed Shutter up to 1/8000 of a second, Stereo Zooming Mic, Skin Tone Feature,
Manual Sharpness and Color Level to 11 presets to balance this cam with Others
in Multi Cam shoots. SP/LP record & playback, Credit card size full remote, 43mm
German Dicomar series Leica lens for unparallel sharpness, brightness and low
LUX light shooting conditions w/ 5 settings (0, +3, +6, +9 & +12), a Wind Cut Filter,
3 manual audio over rides to AGC audio pick up conditions, crisp detail with no jitter
and no color bleeding even in strongly saturated conditions. UXGA 1600 pixels in
horizontal position, all menu settings remain after turn off, when in Either 16 X 9 or
Super Widescreen mode both the View Finder and the view screen will show that
effect without any squashing or picture squeezing. slow motion and frame by frame
play back modes, progressive shutter precision razor sharp stills plus a FINE
recording mode.
Ask me for FIRST OWNERS Reports and feed back on the PAL & NTSC models...
HERE.
FRONT VIEW w/MX Inside TOP VIEW w/MX3k Inside
Button to left of Panasonic Marine Quality water seal clasps and
is the underwater mic ! Tele/Wide rocker switch top right
BACK VIEW LEFT SIDE VIEW
Dual Controls for On/Off, Both View Finder and here
Pause/Rec & Photo/Video Color View Screen is Visible
RIGHT SIDE VIEW
Mounted on its UW platform with
inter connect for Mic & Sys. Controls.
Memory stick slot loaded, lens hood
NOT removed & 4 hour battery in place.
cm... I have an Under Water housing problem that
I sure could use the meister's help... it involves water
condensation putting the MX inside it's air tight
housing and going out side when its hot & humid ;
do I need to use air conditioning? Kim downunder
Hi chucky-meister...
I spoke with Dr. E about this. He said there really is no answer. You could
use Silica gel, but it does not help with condensation inside the camera.
Also, you would either need a supply of it, or have some way to recharge it
(get friendly with the chef onboard, so he/she can bake the packs in his/her
oven?).
We know of a professional photographer, Bob Yin, that takes a small hair
dryer with him on his trips. He will sit inside an air-conditioned cabin,
and using the hair dryer will warm his camera up before placing it inside the
housing. Obviously, unless you knew what you were doing, there would be
risks involved with doing this. I mean, you wouldn't want to toast your
camera! Ideally, you want the camera dry before closing it into the housing.
Dr. E. said he had not heard of anyone that actually had damage to their
camera from condensation. It is usually more of a nuisance thing. He said
that if you allow the camera to equalize temperature-wise, the moisture will
dissipate. I realize that this is not always feasible, when on a live shoot
aboard, or even going out on a dive boat, everything seems to get rushed.
This may not be the answer you were seeking, but I wanted to give you some
kind of answer before I left for the weekend. It's 3 o'clock & I'm out outta here!
Have a great weekend. Sincerely, JB
Gates Underwater Products
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Detailed List of Specifications
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Sony Underwater
Hello Sony Owners...
For those of you who own the following models:
DCR-TRV30 or TRV20 or TRV10 or TRV17k or
TRV9 or TRV5 or even the TRV900... this new
All Weather/Splash/ 3' Ocean Depth Housing was
specifically designed for you and Sony only. However;
Sony has pulled these from the US & North American
market and maybe all other foreign markets as well
which leaves them out of reach and unavailable...
Until Now... e-mail me for Toll Free Number & Contact
More Later on this Housing, pictures, feedback including
the new TRV30 being put through its underwater and
coral reef video taping adventures here in Hawaii...
Sony SPK-PC4 for 2002
This unit is design for MOST PC series Except
the Mega Pixel! Sorry, I don't make the rules !
It is designed to go only about 8 feet or two meters
down below the surface which is sufficient for the
90+% of you snorkeling and near the shore. You
deep divers, ocean bottom crawlers and sea floor
explores will have to pay dearly for the steel and
metal housing that will take !
I also have several USA sources for these Sony's
as well. Just e-mail me. Thanks
Sincerely the Aloha Kid
glub! glub!
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