UW videography

Ordered a Panasonic Lumix DMW-MCFS5 UW housing (182€ + 13€ for shipping & handling) from Foto-Palme for Petra's Panasonic Lumix DMC-FS5, so as to be able to record underwater video clips in a higher resolution than just 320x240 as possible with my Sea&Sea DX8000G.

Camera


– 1/2.33" CCD
+ photo: 10MP JPEG
+ video: 848x480 pixel @ 30fps MOV
+ 30mm wide 4x zoom lens
– aperture: F3.3
+ Mega OIS
+ SDHC memory card slot
+ 2.5" 230'000px TFT LCD
+ Lithium-ion battery pack (3.6V, 1000mAh)

Underwater housing


+ access to all the camera's functions & settings
+ clear view of the camera's LCD
+ rated to -40m