This really needs to be uploaded in 4K, youtube compression and low bitrate kills this comparison.

Hey Adam, I really like what you do but I think you could elevate the image quality of your videos by extending your knowledge on cameras. First of all setting white balance in camera is not color grading or balancing. Try this: - set a custom white balance whenever you can using a grey card especially underwater!! (I'm sure you can buy a waterproof grey card) this will fix the green tint in your footage. Above water you can get away by using the presets in your camera: Sunny, Cloudy etc... - record in Cine 2 picture profile (pp5 in your camera maybe) it's a flat picture profile that will give you a bit more dynamic range and flexibility in post - Set in camera sharpening to -7 (sharpen in post if needed) - Expose manually whenever you can. You overexpose a lot, you often blow out the whole sky sometimes even when you could achieve proper exposure on the face and save those highlights at the same time, I'm not sure if it's because you use auto exposure or it's just your taste but don't do that :) I can imagine how hard it is to live life, freedive and vlog at the same time but you are a machine :D so please don't take this negatively

great stuff Adam - remarkable both how much better bigger sensors are, and what the gopro can do with that smaller sensor!

Wow the gopro hero 8 is almost the best choice! It does a hell of a job! I have a hero 3 plus and it also does a great job... but the 8 is awesome!

Hello Adam, GoPro fan here 😉 I just ordered the Aqualung Sphera mask, can't wait to try it. Greetings from Romania 👍

Awesome! I just made a dive video here 😀 and my dad saw you here too! 😂

I did analog photography underwater for 30+ years. Digital photography underwater I started with Gopro. It has a brilliant wide angle lens. If you add lots of LED Lights absolutely brilliant. I Almost never shoot ambient light. On Land I use Olympus OM-E5. I have a full ubnderwater set of cases accesories etc. It is my backup system. Never been used. From what I have seen with my friends, they carry the huge case accesories lights and stuff on the plane. Then they have to decide what they are going to photograph before the get in the water, Wide, normal, macro etc. Me I use a TG6 in a cheap aftermarket case. Of course Strobe, LEDs, home made brackets and a Backscatter wide angle lens adaptor. You can screw it on or off underwater. This can deal not only with Wide angle, Macro but also Micro. Tjhis cost less than 1500$ INCLUDING STROBE AND LEDs.

Awesome video! Loved the mini Lightroom tutorial too. When I watched it vid was at 270 views, 27 likes and 27 minutes ago hahaha

Ok, I subscribed for the dog. Markings are just like my dog - that gorgeous tawny brindle!

To really get good footage especially if you are willing to shelle out 10k you need a lens that was designed to take underwater footage such as the nikonos lenses. Especially the 15mm is excellent!

thank you :D this is an amazingly in depth comparison. really appreciated :)

Such a useful video!!! Thanks!

This video really captured the difference so well! 👏👏

This was like an impromptu color grading tutorial for me. Thank you.

im fun of gopro 8 :) like this video

Cool comparison, I think with a custom white balance on the song at 20m it would blow any action camera out of the water, excuse the pun! That $10K rig is nice but if you leave it on auto like the GoPro it doesn’t make much difference. Horses for courses like you say.

Well def a different video to what I am used to seeing. Yup the go pro hero 8 is a great camera (they have come along way, the stabilisation is awesome as well) As a A7iii Owner I will mention the camera really shines with the user. Yup the footage was a bit shaky and the Sonys don't have the best IBIS but if you are just shooting without a particular profile then u will get average results.Slog and Cine4 are a preferred flat profile to maximise DR but you have to expose properly as well. Also Lenses make a huge difference. Another difference is a full frame sensor combined with a fast lens whilst pushing iso's to 10k or more ( you can basically see in the dark)I could imagine it would come in handy on the bottom of the ocean

just like all cameras the difference between a good and bad is the contrast. If you use a cellphone or similar "small sensor" gadget details will be washedout while a big sensor will capture it and show more depth. when taking landscape photos you may not really need the details as much as when you focus on a close object. When it comes to video its the same thing but u also need to consider the compression. you will clearly see a difference between big and small censor camera but the question will always be if its good enough for what you are doing. like uploading to youtube will compress your video alot and depending what you are doing the extra details may not be necessary. which is the reason professionals use full frame cameras (the bigger sensor the better)

Great video thank you Adam !!!

Coolllll and very informative. Thanks.

I like the funny laughs, you spend an extra 10K and you get something fancy hehehe

plz go back to the photo place with dec chair and news paper for photo :D (under water)

Could you imagine to capture and upload vidoes in 2K or even 4K ?

that what i was looking for... Thanks Adam

Nice vid mate! Very impressed with the GoPro footage, especially after a little colour grading.

2:11 burst out laughing at this part hahaha never change adam :D

thanks for the review 👌 I'll stay with my GoPro 😁

this is incredible but u need to change up the backing track

That dog tried to drown you😂😂

Can you guys detail the 4000 setup. Or link to its items

People can say whatever they want but nothing beats... cool bananas!

I ordered the Apeman A100 last year for 100 €. Sent it back, it's crap. In perfect lightning conditions it kind of works, but as soon as it gets darker and especially with changing conditions, it produces garbage. Videos in low light surroundings are just black, where a standard mobile phone still takes perfectly good pictures. Software is also not bug-free: transmissions via USB keep breaking up, menu is not practical. Its enough to take snapshots for snorkelers, but for that you might as well get a 30 € model.

should use a red filter with the gopro brings out the washed out blues and greens with a more accurate colour and better with white balance :)

you should do a video showing how to edit the vids.

I think with a budget get an older model gopro. If you have a bit more money get a new gopro. For a decent youtuber income generator = Olympus, full time job pro = Sony.

my camera was $29 and its really good

you can get cheaper setup's with the sony x6300 / x6400, canon m6, lumix gx85, or canon crop dslr's. which would be a massive step up on go pro for similar or even less money

The GoPros are so good for the money... If you set them for 2.7 or higher you are good to go!

you are such a legend

Hi Adam. Do you have a Red Filter on the gopro Cam?

Adam, you could upload somewhere those sample images from lightroom for better comparison :-)

Awe I miss you guys haha cool bananas 😝

Interesting). Sony A7SM2 is 12 Mp only. It can't take much details, isn't it? Big sensor take more light, I think.

What photo/video editing software do you use Adam?

"Poa kichizi kama ndizi " = Crazy cool like a banana. Swahili and Australian = "same same but different" :-D

More expensive camera's have a higher dynamic range, which allows you to see more detail in the shadows and highlights. If your scene has a low DR you do not need a big camera. The Video is limited by it's codec and bitrate. It's the KZfaq codec that kills the image quality, especially when it is uploaded in 1080p or lower quality. RAW, LOG, HLG and 1012 or bit colours are the things you want in a codec, but you also need a computer and software to process it all.Personally I'm looking forward to a GH5 and a cheap housing and my F1,8 wide angle olympus lens. Shooting open gate 5k, 10bit H265. With the olympus you should shoot in the cinema 24p -200Mbit OMD LOG format to gain the highest quality. With Sony Slog 2 or Slog 3.

What song is that :0 My poor shazam won't pick it up for me

Could you tell me what this dive location is? Thanks!

Thanks

Hello from 🇿🇦... Which software did u use after Lightroom

how long can u hold ur breath for

That was awesome dude! I think the gopro holds its ground pretty well! I was considering upgrading my hero 3+ since it struggles a bit with water video. Also what's the name of the song at 2:27? i found it very catchy lol

the gopro 8 footage is bad. Oversharpened, poor codec, bad dynamic range and oversaturated. It's like a crappy smartphone. In this test the em5 is the best; awesome IBIS, great lenses selection, very balanced image. a Em1 mk 2 would be much better tho, with Cinema4k @ 200mbs.

I always get so jealous of the clarity in the water in other countries.. Ireland’s is super murky haha

Awesome! What software do you use to edit videos?

I have been practising breath holding on dry. When I breath , after a short time i got a weird filing that the air is coming out my nose . How to stop it ?

Lmao, that compression, all look the same

Did you tried an IPhone?

Can somebody tell me what song is used here :)?

I have a GoPro hero7, u know its good for some video shooting, but not really for pictures, and the angle is too wide even in linear setting. so, Im thinking if I should take my a7rii down to the water, but I found it so costly for the housing. then I saw this one: a universal housing (outex.com). however, it states that waterproof to 30ft... hmm sigh, not sure if I should go for a specialised housing for the rii, or I go for TG series and their housing, as they are more affordable. what do you think?? thanksss

Hi Adam! is this lightroom? TIA

I want to swim but it's QUARENTINE. Sorry for my English

Truthfully if i had 800 cash i would buy new dive suit. An new equipment.

No one no one! Zooms in on his own foot editing the photo

to be real, the go pro make 10k camera look like bad value option

free diving classes in melbounre?

There's a huge difference between a standard gopro and a Sony mirrorless camera performance. I'm sorry, but the content misleads the viewer that their performance is almost the same, as in reality it's not even remotely close.

what softwares are you using for grading and editing?

Why isn't this video in 4k?

Hero 8 is not $100 at least $200-299

What is the edit program do you use??

GO PRO! haha

Could the file format have an impact on each camera's output. The expensive cameras shot in RAW, while the action cams only shot JPEGs

Hi Adam is it you do your CO2 tables and then go onto apnea walk or 25 metres in the pool 8 times 30 second break on the same day can you do a livestream on answering questions again

Hey! Where is this spot? Cheers adam

nice spot

A a7 ii with housing is not 10.000 $ even with a very expensive lens.

So im in quarantine but these guys are diving in the ocean... that's definitely not fair

No, you need to spend $20,000. Time to part with some pennies.

Sorry adam, great video idea , but we can't see actually the difference, putting 4 windows in only a fhd mainframe is too much, we can't appreciate detail difference.. i suggest you to put one by one the videos in 4k , in a 4k youtube video... also those cameras like oly and sony give their best in 4k mode, the fhd is not optimized..thank you ,bye

Hey Adam, I really like what you do but I think you could elevate the image quality of your videos by extending your knowledge on cameras. First of all setting white balance in camera is not color grading or balancing. Try this: - set a custom white balance whenever you can using a grey card especially underwater!! (I'm sure you can buy a waterproof grey card) this will fix the green tint in your footage. Above water you can get away by using the presets in your camera: Sunny, Cloudy etc... - record in Cine 2 picture profile (pp5 in your camera maybe) it's a flat picture profile that will give you a bit more dynamic range and flexibility in post - Set in camera sharpening to -7 (sharpen in post if needed) - Expose manually whenever you can. You overexpose a lot, you often blow out the whole sky sometimes even when you could achieve proper exposure on the face and save those highlights at the same time, I'm not sure if it's because you use auto exposure or it's just your taste but don't do that :) I can imagine how hard it is to live life, freedive and vlog at the same time but you are a machine :D so please don't take this negatively

Can you guys detail the 4000 setup. Or link to its items