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Author Topic: Firewire/LANC Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 10-23-2006 01:48 AM                     Is there any type of adapter or converter to go from firewire to LANC? Referring to external control of a camcorder.  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 10-23-2006 02:59 AM                     I've never seen one, if you could get hold of the full spec of the control signals used you might be able to implement it yourself with a pc with Firewire and serial ports.  |  IP: Logged Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 10-23-2006 03:34 AM                     This is for control of the camera while it is inside an underwater housing, so use of a PC is not possible. I didn't think there was anything available, but it never hurts to ask.  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 10-23-2006 04:01 AM                     I see. I've never seen such a thing, but I'll ask around in case anyone else has.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 10-23-2006 12:37 PM                     You've got 60 minutes worth of tape. Just start it up, close the casing and dive! Tapes are cheap. You can edit out the parts you don't want later.  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 10-24-2006 03:23 AM                     Chris, what exactly are you trying to control on the camera? If it's just a question of stopping and starting it then I would tend to agree with Brad's suggestion. If you're trying to control other functions then I think you're going to have problems, even if you could find such a converter, or build one yourself, I doubt that there'd be much room in the housing to fit it. I tried asking two people who deal with this sort of thing, but neither of them has seen such a device.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 10-24-2006 12:38 PM                        Just make sure it's in focus and you have the white balance set for underwater. Also check the shutter speed and f-stop before you dive to make sure everything is properly exposed. Or simply use the wimpy "full automatic" mode, though many cameras might try to focus on the window of the casing rather than what's outside of it.  |  IP: Logged Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 10-24-2006 05:23 PM                     My main concern was mostly being able to turn it on and off to save battery power and to open the housing as little as possible on the boat. I suppose an easy solution is to get a camera with a remote control The biggest problem now is finding a decent camera in my price range. I don't want to spend a whole lot seeing how I have never even used a camcorder in my life. I've never done any editing either. Not a huge deal since I won't be doing too much diving until the spring, aside from a trip to Mexico in three weeks. I would like to be able to do video if I end up going to Fiji next summer though.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 10-24-2006 09:18 PM                        I recommend the Canon XL2 or if you want a bit nicer picture, the Canon XH1.  |  IP: Logged Chris Hipp Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1462 From: Mesquite, Tx (east of Dallas) Registered: Jul 2003 posted 10-24-2006 10:00 PM                     I would get a Canon GL2 if I wasn't going to do stuff underwater, not worth the risk. Needless to say both are a little out of my price range at the moment mostly due to the high cost of housings.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 10-24-2006 10:28 PM                        Borrow one of Brad's many Panasonic DVX-100's. He has them laying around on the bathroom floor doing nothing. It is small like the GL2. It can also shoot at 24fp but it cannot shoot 16:9 and the bright spots in the picture get blown out very easily. But who cares since you will borrow them for free. Call him now and ask... no, tell him that you will be taking one of the DVX-100's for an indefinite amount of time. Plus, if one of them gets damaged, it's not your camera so no worries! Simply move out of the country.  |  IP: Logged

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