10 Comments for this entry

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  kayakr
  July 11th, 2009 on 7:16 pm

  That is so cool. A morning paddle in Sydney harbour. What a difference to make the harbour in a kayak compared to the ferrys I used to take to Manly.
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  bristowmom1
  July 11th, 2009 on 8:00 pm

  Thank you for taking us along, friend. Well done! Now I have vlog envy! Dang.
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  Loyd
  July 12th, 2009 on 1:39 am

  Awesome video! The water looks so still and calm.
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  Mark moran
  July 13th, 2009 on 6:10 pm

  hey Sean.

  The Video doesn’t play on the iPhone but I get the idea. We once had the coffee man find us at just the right time. He is a legend.

  Cheers

  mark
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  fatpaddler
  July 13th, 2009 on 6:29 pm

  Hey Mark,

  Via iPhone go to YouTube and search for: Fat Paddler – Kayaking in search of Coffee

  or

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QK-tfDFpO28

  
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  gnarlydog
  July 14th, 2009 on 11:29 am

  I like the video.
  Good commentary too Fatpaddler.
  What you need is one of these: http://www.austinkayak.com/products/1115/Can-Panion-Cup-Holder.html
  I saw you nearly spill that java…

  The footage that the TS1 gives seems of better quality than my Olymus SW1030 but it’s only Youtube and hard to compare.
  If you get a camera mount for your deck you can film a bit of yourself as well.
  Sample: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=damianomtb#play/uploads/5/mkkO2B5RMnU
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  fatpaddler
  July 14th, 2009 on 1:34 pm

  Hey GnarlyD, the RAW footage is amazing. The camera takes HD Video so it is extremely crips – this one video I ran through a file converter, an ordinary editor, and then YouTube, so it is a very poor reflection of the original quality.
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  gnarlydog
  July 15th, 2009 on 3:44 pm

  Hmmm, since both my Olympus SW1030 are showing signs of premature oxidization and mulfunction (sent in for repair under warranty) it looks like the TS1 is going on the shortlist as my next waterproof camera.
  Thank you for letting us know of your experience with Panasonic and for posting the great footage.
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  Joe
  July 24th, 2009 on 9:52 am

  Hey Sean, Really cool! We have a hot dog guy who sits in the middle of a small island in one of our rivers.
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  fatpaddler
  July 24th, 2009 on 10:54 am

  Haha! The funny thing Joe is I took up paddling to lose weight, and yet it is opening up my world to more culinary delights all over the world!

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