New Products

Staff · Issue 6, Apr/May 2002 · pp. 8–11

Products mentioned: Peter Scoones Mk3 Housing, Peter Scoones Mk4 Housing, Sony DVW790 WS, Gates Diego Housing, Canon XL1, Sea & Sea MX-5II, Sea & Sea YS-20A, Nikon Coolpix 5000, Subal Coolpix 5000 Housing, Sealux Coolpix 5000 Housing

Produced for use on BBC’s BLUE PLANET these housings represent the latest units from many years of development with broadcast television equipment. Cameraman Peter Scoones has designed and produced underwater cameras both for the offshore industry and latterly solely for his own use. These units are now being produced and offered to other users. Digital Betacam with the Sony DVW790 WS cameras are without doubt the most powerful and versatile production cameras for widescreen television. As these units are essentially custom it is possible to accommodate special facilities if required. The Mk 3 housing has controls for on/save/standby, stop/ start, zoom, focus, iris var, iris man/auto, gain, detail var, gamma (manual/preset), gamma var, knee (manual/preset/auto), knee var, filter/ND, lens extender, master pedestal, red/blue pedestal, white balance, camera bars/test, manual B/A, and red/bl…