Deinterlacing Question

[treed68]

I have been looking for a waterproof camcorder that can do 1080p. I also wanted to get some sort of optical zoom. So I found the Sanyo VPC-CA102 Full HD 1080, 60i (60fps) Video (1920 x 1080). Can I achieve as good or better results with a software deinterlacer versus in camera? Could this possibly addressed with a camera firmware update later? Or maybe someone knows of a better camcorder.

[budwzr]

The result would be the same.

[edDV]

I have been looking for a waterproof camcorder that can do 1080p. I also wanted to get some sort of optical zoom. So I found the Sanyo VPC-CA102 Full HD 1080, 60i (60fps) Video (1920 x 1080). Can I achieve as good or better results with a software deinterlacer versus in camera? Could this possibly addressed with a camera firmware update later? Or maybe someone knows of a better camcorder.

Underwater video recording is tough. Indirect lighting is most important due to backscatter from floating particles. Best to manually zoom if possible. Deinterlacing will be tough due to water and particles confusing the motion detection. Better to shoot 1280x720p 59.94 fps in my opinion. Water will make it difficult to increase true resolution shooting 1080p. High compression 1080p would risk severe compression artifact loss due to poor motion detection.

Ideal camera may be a JVC GY-HM100U or a DSLR camera capable of 1280x720p at 59.94 fps. Progressive 23.976 fps is another option so long as camera stability can be maintained and action is limited. Higher operator skill is required for 24p.

[jagabo]

A true 1080p camcorder would shoot 1080p natively. It would not shoot 1080i and deinterlace. Deinterlacing is always introduces artifacts.

[budwzr]

I'm going to agree with the 720p60 (AKA AVCHD Lite) recommendation two posts up. There's just no upside to shooting 1080 with a pocket camcorder, it's silly. 720p is the best format to be in, it looks great on a big screen and YouTube, and it's much easier to work with. It's the best all around bang for the buck.