canon g9 underwater video

[rembassmaster]

G9 is a Awesome camera I love mine BUT I am going to sell it and get a Canon DSLR

[friscuba]

DSLRs are really a great step up. My biggest complaint is size. I'm gonna look at the new Olympus Pen series..near DSLR quality, interchangeable lenses, about the size of my G9... once it matures and they get another model or two out.

[Laur3ntLapo]

yeah

for example, I got a Canon XS but it's too big when im skiing so im thinking about getting a G10 to put in my pocket

[AcidRain396]

its water proof?

[friscuba]

This is an old video, can't remember all the specifics. Cannon G9 in Canon housing. Shallow water, underwater setting, no external lights.

[arsibaba]

Excellent stuff. Few questions as I'm about to purchase this today:

- What depth were you at?

- Did you use the original casing that came with Canon?

- Any external lights here?

Thanks

[DocCaliban]

Thanks for the post. I live in the Caribbean and have only been diving a couple times since quitting my dive instructor / boat captain gig since I've already done at least a thousand dives where I live. I got the camera and housing as a way to get interested in getting back in the water.

And yes, you're right: The camera does great high-res video. I'm going to give it a shot tomorrow.

I have a ton of small silica packs that come in Cisco AP mounting kits. They're perfect!

[starnflame]

Thank you for going thru the trouble to post this video - it is very useful!!!!!!!!!!

[friscuba]

I removed one comment from today... foul language... apparently complaining about the tint of the video. This was simply an example video, it's not an attempt at a good video... it was the first time I had the camera underwater... just point and shot.

On resolution. I think it was at low resolution, then to movie maker and reduced further, then to Youtube which made it look worse... the camera shoots much better video. My low res stuff on my blog looks better.... google 'kona dive blog'.

[DENT0Xthirtysix]

Is this at maximum video resolution for the G9?

Good ol' Hawaii!

[friscuba]

I've got the Canon case. It seems they're getting tougher to get ahold of. My wife just got a G9 a couple weeks back and had to go to an ebay seller to find it.

[dadopg]

haha,, yes, It's very good the camera, thanx

[dadopg]

hi! great video! and great nature... i wanna go to dive there :( do you own this case Canon WP-DC21 or some other? thanx

[friscuba]

This was so long ago. I don't remember if I had it on auto or underwater white balance, but I didn't try anything custom.

[pilootdotcom]

Did you actually set the white balance beforehand (custom or underwater) for this clip or did you leave it on auto (because it looks rather blue still)?

[friscuba]

Down to 130' or so, check the specs on the housing, it should be listed on any website that sells it.

[lobrien]

I am camera shopping right now and the G9 is on the top of the list.  The underwater case is a great selling point. I was curious however of the depth in which it can function?

[friscuba]

This was taken at the Place of Refuge in Kona Hawaii.

[speedydragon]

oOo nice! where was this taken? I'm a canon G9 owner myself

[friscuba]

You definitely need a case. The Canon case runs around 200 bucks.

[petahpetahpetah]

did you need a case for he G9 or did you just took it underwater??? thanks

[Shizum21]

Brilliant Results From Such A Digi Compact

[cheesecake2468]

Beautiful coral. :)