TIPS on videoing your snorkel trip - Equipment, Camera Settings, Getting the shot and editing. Details below. EQUIPMENT 0:18 Selfie pole - YES. Stable, close to action. I prefer non-floating so buoyancy doesn't impact holding pole/camera steady. Make sure it will work in salt water & won't be corroded. 0:30 Headmount - NO. Unstable & not close to action. Tough to tell if on or off. Just trust me. 0:45 Tray - possibly. Scuba divers use. I haven't tried them. 1:02 GoPro Hero4 Silver - worked well. Much improvement over my original GoPro. 1:20 GorPro LCD screen - didn't use much underwater. Camera at the end of 5' pole, tough to see screen :) 1:25 Anti-fog inserts - worth considering. Going from AC in room or car to humid environment can cause fog. 1:50 Lanyard or floating pole or bobber. Happy to have good lanyard in 100' of water. Didn't use it most of the time since I can dive to 20'. 2:07 Buoyancy considerations. 2:30 Filters - I didn't use & footage is good enough for me. Probably depends on water clarity, depth of filming, sunny vs. cloudy, etc. CAMERA SETTINGS 3:25 Camera settings (some GoPro specific) 3:30 Frames per Second - FPS - 60fps seems most agreed upon for underwater 4:18 Resolution - 4k, 2.7k, 1440, 1080. General recommendation is highest resolution with the fps you want (and your computer can handle editing). My computer can't edit 4k, and 2.7k only currently goes to 30 fps, so I chose lower resolution with a tad higher fps. 4:45 POV 4x3 - 1920x1440 vs. 16:9 - I used 4:3 to capture more vertical area - I was missing shots below camera. Most would use 16:9 if you aren't an idiot. * Field of view - I used wide so I could crop in post later if desired. 5:34 PROTUNE = OFF did not use. Use if you are really into advanced color correction 5:52 ORIENTATION=DOWN. Due to Camera mounted upside on pole. You can also fix in post. Not a big deal. 6:24 WIFI = OFF. Saves battery 6:30 AUTO-OFF = 1 Minute. Saves battery for times when you forget to turn off your camera. 6:43 LED = 4. Red blinky lights on front/back of camera - easier to tell if it is recording underwater - again, so you don't leave camera recording for 10 extra minutes then curse. 7:00 TOUCH DISPLAY = SLEEP 1 MINUTE. Saves battery. And rarely used underwater since camera is on a pole 5' away. 7:37 Storage - 32 GB (or more) for a day. I used laptop to dump files to at night. Roughly 10 days of shooting - 160-200 GB. (I deleted some as I went along) 8:02 Spare batteries - One or more. I don't shoot long takes so adjust accordingly. I have a Wasabi dual-charger, so I actually had 3 total, but never used the 3rd. 8:25 Touch case - forget it. Not worth risking camera underwater and only works in super shallow water GETTING THE SHOT 8:52 Practice ahead of time in pool if possible. Good time to tell if you can change settings with a mask on - I was blind w/o glasses. 9:30 Watch other professional video to see how they frame shots & keep interest. Ex: YouTube CBS SUnday Morning Virgin Islands 9:50 Limit direct overhead footage. Get some shots slightly under fish 10:05 Combine elements - Fish and interesting coral. Coral and people diving down. 10:26 Don't chase the fish. A lot of times they will come back into frame. 11:17 Hold your shot steady. Most important. Use 2 hands. Also why handheld or headmount aren't the best choices. If one handed, use a good lanyard around your arm to help. 11:35 Hold the shot. Film for awhile longer to make sure you get good footage. Gives you more choices when editing footage. 11:51 Move around object (slowly) to get different perspectives 12:08 Shorter shots (30-60 seconds) vs. 15 min. Focus on shorter quality shots than long takes. it will save you editing time as well. 12:50 LICK THE CAMERA to clear waterspots. And no I am not kidding. It works. Credit: MicBergsma & I am sure others. VIDEO EDITING 13:30 Color correction - How much will you do? I do enough to make clips look good enough but not pro quality. It's a matter of time, as every clip can be color corrected. 14:06 GoPro Studio has some "easy" color correction options (at a minimum) 14:30 Video Editing software - GoPro Studio (I used sometimes on this trip). I mainly use Sony Movie Studio but recommend downloading free trial software of top video editors and see what you like & to test. You can typically find the prior version of whatever software online and save some $$. Trial software also allows you to test your computer to see if it has enough power to edit clips - such as 4k, 2.7k, 120fps, etc. 15:23 YouTube / Copyright audio - See www.youtube.com/audiolibrary to download YouTube copyright-free music. You can also search the Ad-supported music section to see if the song you picked out will be blocked or not. Drop a comment below if this video helped.