Action Cam for Bali
Discussion
Off on holiday to Bali in a few months, we'll be staying in three different locations which should give us a good experience of what Bali offers.
One of the experiences is swimming with Manta Rays and i would love to be able to film whilst in the water with the rays. I also expect my daughter will want to surf and do other water activities during the holiday.
I'm therefore looking for an Action Cam (AC) that is simple to use, as video shooting is all new to me and it must will work well in water.
I don't mind paying a premium for the likes of GoPro, Insta360 or DJI over the cheap Chinese AC's, as i don't want there to be any issues with reliability etc when in the water as I doubt we will do this holiday again!
I'm undecided whether to take my Canon 6D with us for normal photos, though if the Canon R5 mkii is released in time i might be tempted to upgrade but its a lot to lug around on the flights and then around Bali, but i know it takes good pics. But I'll still need something for shooting video in water. I presume people travel with DSLRs in hand luggage as opposed to putting them in the suitcase due to all the knocks they will take in the baggage system.
Any users of AC's care to chime in with advice on experiences of them in water? Ease of use?
One of the experiences is swimming with Manta Rays and i would love to be able to film whilst in the water with the rays. I also expect my daughter will want to surf and do other water activities during the holiday.
I'm therefore looking for an Action Cam (AC) that is simple to use, as video shooting is all new to me and it must will work well in water.
I don't mind paying a premium for the likes of GoPro, Insta360 or DJI over the cheap Chinese AC's, as i don't want there to be any issues with reliability etc when in the water as I doubt we will do this holiday again!
I'm undecided whether to take my Canon 6D with us for normal photos, though if the Canon R5 mkii is released in time i might be tempted to upgrade but its a lot to lug around on the flights and then around Bali, but i know it takes good pics. But I'll still need something for shooting video in water. I presume people travel with DSLRs in hand luggage as opposed to putting them in the suitcase due to all the knocks they will take in the baggage system.
Any users of AC's care to chime in with advice on experiences of them in water? Ease of use?
Thanks StevieBee, I'll take a deeper look at the GoPro Hero 12 and the accessories.
If youre a regular user of AC's can i ask what software you use for video editing and what spec PC you use? At the moment my desktop PC is an old i7, with plenty of (slow) RAM and SSD/HDD but probably not up to editing 4k videos. My desktop monitor isnt 4k anyway, so i wonder whether its even possible to edit 4k videos using it, but view on a 4k monitor later?
If youre a regular user of AC's can i ask what software you use for video editing and what spec PC you use? At the moment my desktop PC is an old i7, with plenty of (slow) RAM and SSD/HDD but probably not up to editing 4k videos. My desktop monitor isnt 4k anyway, so i wonder whether its even possible to edit 4k videos using it, but view on a 4k monitor later?
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