Bushwalk Australia

Hi All,

I thought some of you might be interested in the mini-documentary that I made on the Christmas trip on AAWT.

I hope you enjoy it.

[youtube]http://youtu.be/9EAXhtTNYHE[/youtube]

http://youtu.be/9EAXhtTNYHE

Niiice work! btw, what movie camera did you use? Waterproof?

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Enjoyed the video. Thank you.

Awesome. What a way to ring in the New Year

Thanks Lotsafreshair,

Many thanks for the great video, really loved watching it, I like walking in that country, I am hoping to do the K2K on snowshoes this winter.

Tony

Lovely walk and nice edit. Thanks for sharing.

kymboy wrote:Niiice work! btw, what movie camera did you use? Waterproof?

Hi Kymboy,

Yep - it's the Panasonic Lumix DMC-FT3 http://panasonic.com.au/Products/Lumix/Tough/DMC-FT3/Overview that I've been having lots of success with over the past year. It is waterproof to 12m.

There's a shot of underwater stuff here in the Grose River a couple of weeks ago. I work in TV production and we even used it for a shot in a waterfall for one of my jobs, instead of big/heavy duty pro gear. Worked a treat.

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Thanks for the techie tip... I needed it!

Great job, loved it!!

cheers, Lotsa. thanks for the info.

Cracker . And Bast... got you in the end. I was waiting for the big hand .

Can I ask how long you eek out of a battery and how many you take for seven days with the FT3?

Rob A wrote:Cracker . And Bast... got you in the end. I was waiting for the big hand .

Can I ask how long you eek out of a battery and how many you take for seven days with the FT3?

Heh... I was going to add a credit that said, 'no March Flies were harmed in the making of this movie', however... that would be a lie.

Battery wise, I was kicking myself as I only had 1 with full juice. It lasted 27th - 31st... just. But you'll notice that there are less videos and more pics from day 4 as I knew I had to conserve. The video from the 31st onwards was low rez SD from the leader's camera...

Next time, I'll take 2 and keep them warm.

Having said that though, I had a mini solar re-charger https://powertraveller.com/iwantsome/primatepower/powermonkey-explorer/with me which charged my mobile phone and iPod, so I knew that if the camera completely died, I could use the mobile as an alternate photo/video option.

Thanks for that. Im trying to eek out nine days. Figure Ill have to be pretty stingy. I dont really like little batteries but thems the breaks, I guess it doesnt cost much in the scheme of things to take several.

Fantastic video! Must head up there sometime.

Thanks for sharing the video. Nice camera work n editing, just made me want to go for a walk.

P.S. Silly question do you know what the camera weighs.

I may be preaching to the converted, but here's my battery life tips:

1. Buy a still camera that also takes HD video .... I use a Fuji Finepix with a 26x zoom
2. Make sure the camera has a "viewfinder" as well as an LCD Screen ... so you can turn the screen off and just use the viewfinder. That will save a truckload of battery life
3. Make sure the camera takes standalone batteries ... not rechargable or hard wired
4. Make sure you use Lithium batteries ... they cost more, but last forever. I filmed a whole Alaskan holiday over 4 weeks ... with one set of batteries ... with the LCD screen turned off. And I'm still using the same set of batteries I put in for my Everest Base Camp trip last year ( in which I took a mixture of video and stills)

Just my thoughts.

highlander chris wrote:P.S. Silly question do you know what the camera weighs.

Lumix FT3 = 197g with battery and SD card.