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Scuba Forum / Scuba Equipment / November 2004Reefmaster 3.3 mp digital camera DC310
Has anyone used this camera and if so any comments please. "chuck" <cpeterson31@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :Has anyone used this camera and if so any comments please. I own the now discontinued 1.3 mp version, and I think it's great. Anything marked new, and a lot of other photos on this page, http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/underwater/index.htm were taken with that camera. Redeeming qualities include simplicity of operation, low cost, and the extremely low maintenance requirement. Last trip, I was the only photog who didn't have to clean o-rings. Unredeeming quality, does not play nice in low light. That means it's a poor land camera. Dan Bracuk Is it my imagination, or do Buffalo Wings taste like chicken? The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/ > "chuck" <cpeterson31@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting > in: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Unredeeming quality, does not play nice in low light. That means it's > a poor land camera. Dan, My DC310 does OK on land. The on board strobe is OK for 4-5 ft but beyond that, in low light it is lacking. Not sure about your model, but mine has a number of menu settings for different lighting conditions. andy  SignatureMore people died in Ted Kennedy's car than have been killed by my guns. nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :My DC310 does OK on land. The on board strobe is OK for 4-5 ft but :beyond that, in low light it is lacking. Not sure about your model, but :mine has a number of menu settings for different lighting conditions. Miy DC 200 does not do ok in low light on land, but, since it's a discontinued model, that information is only relevent for those who want to by a used one. I used to consider my camera to require a lot of ambient light underwater as well. You know, shallow water, sunny day, etc. But then I took these two shots: http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/underwater/Grouper2.htm http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/underwater/Shark.htm Both were taken at ~70 ft. The shark was at least 10 ft away. Not sure about the bass, I never saw him in the water, just in the picture. The face of the grouper was about 3 ft from me, and it was at least 4 ft long. While a better camera and strobe would have given better results, these were better than I thought I could get with the camera I have. Dan Bracuk Is it my imagination, or do Buffalo Wings taste like chicken? The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/ > nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting > in: [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > underwater as well. You know, shallow water, sunny day, etc. But > then I took these two shots: I am still getting used to mine, but am getting better pictures (not as good as yours :) ) It looks that on the bass and shark pic, you were using the internal flash? I thought they both turned out great. I had mine in Cozumel this year and got some grouper but they really didn't want to cooperate with a picture. Every time I would try and get a frontal shot, they would turn. Fighting the current in Coz, trying to frame your shot, and getting the fish to cooperate just sometimes doesn't work. > http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/underwater/Grouper2.htm > http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/underwater/Shark.htm [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > While a better camera and strobe would have given better results, > these were better than I thought I could get with the camera I have. Both look great in my un-professional opinion. SignatureMore people died in Ted Kennedy's car than have been killed by my guns. nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :It looks that on the bass and shark pic, you were using the internal :flash? Only to fire the external one. Using that camera without an external strobe is a waste of batteries. Dan Bracuk Is it my imagination, or do Buffalo Wings taste like chicken? The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/ > Has anyone used this camera and if so any comments please. I have one and have gotten good results with it. I use the external strobe and have 3 macro lenses for it. Sor far, I am happy with it. However, on a recent trip to Cozumel, another diver in our group had the same camera and for some reason it flooded. Havn't heard what happened after that. Have used it as a land camera also with good results. Andy SignatureMore people died in Ted Kennedy's car than have been killed by my guns. Good Day I have one, got some good result with it, it is a great starter camera since its a point and shoot. I got 3 macro lenses and the wide angle. In order to get good picture I use two strobe, I started with one and it was Ok but since I started to use two the result are much better. > Has anyone used this camera and if so any comments please. > Good Day > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > >>Has anyone used this camera and if so any comments please. Sounds like you really jumped into that system. Not only did you buy the camera but just about all the accessories. A suggestion. Make certain you use the dissicants inside the camera housing. I am told if you do not, your warranty will not be honored. I don't know how they could tell, but perhaps they can somehow. Also, I would suggest, if at all possible, NOT opening the underwater housing on the dive boat or any place where there is high humidity. Unless you are on a liveaboard, wait until you get back to your hotel room where it is air conditioned. When dealing with the intricate electronics of a digital camera, humidity and moisture are NOT your friend. SignatureMore people died in Ted Kennedy's car than have been killed by my guns. > Sounds like you really jumped into that system. Not only did you buy > the camera but just about all the accessories. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > room where it is air conditioned. When dealing with the intricate > electronics of a digital camera, humidity and moisture are NOT your friend. I believe this is one of the distinct advantages of housed digital. Starting the day with a fresh battery pack and an huge, empty CF card, one shouldn't have to open anything until it's safe to do so. Signaturejer email reply - I am not a 'ten' >> Sounds like you really jumped into that system. Not only did you buy >> the camera but just about all the accessories. [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > Starting the day with a fresh battery pack and an huge, empty CF card, > one shouldn't have to open anything until it's safe to do so. I agree, but sometimes it is SO tempting to open the housing and review some of the pictures without looking through the housing window. I have, on a few occasions, had to switch batteries, even after starting with a new, recently charged set. SignatureMore people died in Ted Kennedy's car than have been killed by my guns. nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :I agree, but sometimes it is SO tempting to open the housing and review :some of the pictures without looking through the housing window. I :have, on a few occasions, had to switch batteries, even after starting :with a new, recently charged set. Sounds more like a choice than a "had to" to me. If you don't use dessicant, a number of things help you get two dives out of a set of batteries. Assume you can get 100 shutter releases out per set. If you take them too fast, the housing will fog up. Plus, you won't have enough juice for your second dive. Pay attention, and pace yourself. Dan Bracuk Is it my imagination, or do Buffalo Wings taste like chicken? The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/ > nitespark <nitespark@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting > in: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Pay attention, and pace yourself. This was when the camera was still quite new to me. We were at Homosassa Springs, Fla., playing with the manatees and I kept it "on" most of the time. When we were with the manatees, we were free diving, and didn't have the built in time constraints of scuba, so we were in the water for several hours. I got the DC310 as a Christmas gift last year. Dove with it in the Fla Keys in January and then again at Ginnie Springs, Rainbow River, Homosassa Springs, and Blue Grotto in February. Now I let the camera go into "sleep" mode which helps immensely on battery life. When I was on Coz in June, I never had a problem with battery life and that was using it two dives back to back. I would switch out the batteries once I got back to my resort room. I had been used to a Sony Mavica with the lithium battery which lasts MUCH longer than the NiMH batteries in my ReefMaster. SignatureMore people died in Ted Kennedy's car than have been killed by my guns. Jer <gdunn@airmail.ten> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :I believe this is one of the distinct advantages of housed digital. I believe that is what we have been talking about the entire thread. Dan Bracuk Is it my imagination, or do Buffalo Wings taste like chicken? The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/ > Jer <gdunn@airmail.ten> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: > :I believe this is one of the distinct advantages of housed digital. > > I believe that is what we have been talking about the entire thread. No, actually not. My post was specifically relevant to fresh batteries (mentioned by another) and image store capacity (which has yet to be mentioned by another) - and which you conveniently snipped. Signaturejer email reply - I am not a 'ten' >I believe this is one of the distinct advantages of housed digital. >Starting the day with a fresh battery pack and an huge, empty CF card, >one shouldn't have to open anything until it's safe to do so. A digital SLR would have this advantage. But the smaller guys, you can get most of two dives in before it goes, short of turning off the video. Do that, though, and you have the issues of shooting blind or waiting for it to come back. Still, given the choice of 70 working minutes and ~120 shots off my canon S400, and what I had before with the A35, it's a no brainer. SignatureJason O'Rourke www.jor.com I really like the 310. I did find that the lithium batteries last a long time as opposed to any others. You also don't have to do a review and that will save a lot of battery time as well. Of course if you forget to turn it on that saves a lot of battery time as well ;-) a friend got it in to the review mode with he 300 and had to go back to the boat to turn it to the picture mode. Brian "Brian Combs" <bcombs@harbornet.com> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :I really like the 310. I did find that the lithium batteries last a long :time as opposed to any others. You also don't have to do a review and that :will save a lot of battery time as well. Of course if you forget to turn it :on that saves a lot of battery time as well ;-) a friend got it in to the :review mode with he 300 and had to go back to the boat to turn it to the :picture mode. And I thought I was the only person to ever do that. Guess I wasn't. Dan Bracuk Is it my imagination, or do Buffalo Wings taste like chicken? The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/ Thank you for all the help I ordered it today and will have it in 3 or 4 days. Taking it to Cozumel in December we will know whats up by then. > Has anyone used this camera and if so any comments please. "chuck" <cpeterson31@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting in: :Thank you for all the help :I ordered it today and will have it in 3 or 4 days. Taking it to Cozumel in :December we will know whats up by then. Could you be a little more specific? I will be at Iberostar from the 11th to the 18th. Maybe we can get together for a brewskie. Dan Bracuk Is it my imagination, or do Buffalo Wings taste like chicken? The Best of rec.scuba http://www.pathcom.com/~bracuk/RecScuba/ I will be arriving Dec. 6 and leaving Dec. 10th Damn it would have been great to meet and shoot the breeze chuck > "chuck" <cpeterson31@cox.net> pounded away at his keyboard resulting > in: [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Newsgroups > ---= East/West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =--- > Thank you for all the help > I ordered it today and will have it in 3 or 4 days. Taking it to Cozumel in > December we will know whats up by then. > >>Has anyone used this camera and if so any comments please. Where are you staying at Coz??? If you are up to a more advanced dive, I would heartily recommend Punta Sur, Devils Throat. I was there in June and that was undoubtedly the best dive of our trip. SignatureMore people died in Ted Kennedy's car than have been killed by my guns. |
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