Tom- A few years ago I purchased a Hi8 expressly for my kayaking/camping adventures. I only have 2 batteries and have never used both up even on the 10 day trips. The first year I took it on almost every trip and learned through trial and error what shots were better than others (e.g. straight paddling in the middle of any water gets very monotonous; shoreline paddling is intriguing but you have to be careful the lens doesn't go from sun to shadow). The second year I didn't take it out at all because when the waterproof housing is on my boat, my attention in focused on the camera rather than the journey (e.g. is the lens level, are there spots on the lens, where is the sun in relation to the lens, am I wiggling too much when I paddle, am I turning too fast, too slow, am I leaning the boat unknowingly, does my paddle touch the boat at all (jarring the picture or causing a thump), . . . So far this year I have taken it out once and got no reasonable footage. The other thing is it takes up a lot of space on deck and it is hard to squeeze anything else on deck with it. No charts, no water, . . . If you are doing base camping and decide to go out for a day trip, it has to go with you because it is too valuable to leave behind. Bottom line for me: I enjoy having videos of the trips but I hate all the "work" that has to go into it. Debbie Reeves Sandy Hook, NJ > ---------- > From: Tomckayak_at_aol.com[SMTP:Tomckayak_at_aol.com] > > Thinking of taking a Hi8 Camcorder on two week Alaskan kayak trip. Three > charged batteries and no chance to recharge. It will be mounted in a > splash > proof housing. > Anyone with experence/advice? > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Jun 24 1999 - 10:44:35 PDT
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