freediver 0 Posted February 24, 2006 Hey all - thought I would let some of you know I got the announce ment of a new SONY HD camera for the consumer market. Check out the release on UWDV.COM at http://www.uwdv.com/index.php/option/content/task/view/id/55 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeanB 19 Posted February 24, 2006 Nah !! I'll stick with the A1 for now. Apparently has 5lux but whats 2 more between friends. Dive safe DeanB Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
freediver 0 Posted February 24, 2006 Nah !! I'll stick with the A1 for now. Apparently has 5lux but whats 2 more between friends. Dive safe DeanB <{POST_SNAPBACK}> LOL - Good one Dean... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NickJ 2 Posted February 25, 2006 The slo mo option looks cool, but as I haven't even got my new A1 into it's housing and into the water yet, I'll not be buying another toy so soon .... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nick Hope 151 Posted February 25, 2006 This seems to be up against the Sanyo camera. Would be great for surface footage while the proper cam is in the houisng. I wonder if there will be an A3 to go with it. Nick Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pakman 0 Posted March 1, 2006 EDIT: Oops, noobie mistake... Sorry didn't realize there was another recent thread on this announcement. Can one of the mod's either scratch this post or toss it over in the other HC3 post. thanks. http://wetpixel.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12290 Sorry if this is old news, but looks like Sony will start rolling out HC3's in Japan this month and April for the rest of the world. http://www.digitalworldtokyo.com/archives/...hc3_full_s.html Does anyone with connections to the big housing manufacturers know if any housings are in the works for the HC3? Tempted to get the HC1, but might hold out a bit longer for the HC3 another link but in Japanese. looks like a Japan release date of March 3rd and possible price of jpy160,000. that bigger LCD looks nice... http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/av/docs/20060221/sony1.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ronrosa 0 Posted March 1, 2006 I bet Ikelite will have one soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MikeVeitch 0 Posted March 1, 2006 Yep. my bet on Ike to be the first.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
larsdennert 0 Posted March 2, 2006 TopDawg housings will work with it already. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike L 0 Posted March 7, 2006 In addition to the generic housings as well as Ikelite, I know some of the other manufacturers are seriously tossing the idea around and will probably be announcing their decisions as soon as the camera is released. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pmooney 6 Posted March 7, 2006 It will be interesting to get one of these in my hands. We have had a number of customers succeccfully install HC1 / A1 camera is housings that were built for the TRV950. I in turn have fitted a TRV950 into a EVO HC1 housing. I wonder if it is a near fit to some previous camera ? ??? Sort of looks like the TR3400. It looks like you could fit the HC3 with a wideangle lense fitted in the TopDawg housing and be able to use the monitor back. all my 2 cents are starting to add up to 4 cents Peter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pakman 0 Posted March 7, 2006 will be interested whether the HC3 will allow manual WB like the HC1. If the Sony annoucement is correct, appears this might do better in low light. Good to hear housing manufacturers are seriously looking at this camera. BTW, what is the usual time lag from when a camera is rolled out to when a housing manufacturer gets a production housing out into the market? just curious... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
