Sony HC7 or HC9

[scubasteve1950]

Anyone with experience with using the Sony HC7 or HC9 have any suggestions for me. I have just purchased a HC9 and I am on my way to Belize. I am using an IKELITE Housing.

Thanks for your help

[The Publisher]

Steve,

Welcome to the SMN Community.

I don't have that particular. What I can tell you though is turn off the image stabilization anytime there will be movement in the subject or the scene or it will get blurry.

[scubasteve1950]

Thanks

The manual for my Ikelite also said to turn off the image stabilization. Wasn't sure why. I would have thought it would have helped.

[The Publisher]

If the subject does not move, nor do you pan the videocam, yes, it helps....but we all are shooting moving subjects from us moving along a reef, a moving critter, or slowly panning the videocam from one side to another, image stabilization kills the shot by blurring it.

[lars2923]

I will have to check my Sony HDR-HC3 for that feature.
I do notice that when I pan L or R, it blurrs...

Interesting... Any more good tips...?

[ljj]

infinity infinity infinity...



they have pretty sensitive autofocus (well, at least the HC-5 does) and the 'searching' will botch a pretty shot of a pan across subject matter.