Steady shots? Try a tripod...

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Humm... I don't even know the brand. I ordered a couple brands online and went with the lightest weight one... I'll look it up in my Amazon orders next time i am on the laptop. I remember it was cheap, like $8.
 
Awesome video and good tip on the tripod!
 
The tripod I have been using is a
Luxebell Flexible Tripod Stand 10.6"

Which is unfortunately no longer available from Amazon but does appear for sale on other sites.

The key feature for me was the lightweight construction - each leg is a simple, but very flexible aluminum rod covered with foam. Overall it is much lighter than the 'ball and sock' plastic mini tripod I tried out. I've used two of these on over 100 dives/freedives in the last 6 months. The screws are seriously rusted and I'll replace the tripods soon. But they have worked great otherwise and the price is right, $10 on ebay.

Similar tripods on Amazon are:
iGadgitz Large Universal Flexible Foam Mini Tripod
Kamisafe KINGJOY KT-600S Octopus Style Mini Tripod

Also important to me is the height, I tried a very small ball and socket tripod - it is in a few shots in the video - but I didn't like it because it was too low, but it was much less cumbersome.
 
Great for pictures - not great for whatever life you set it on. Bad on you.
 
A tripod is the best image stabilization you can get. Makes for cinema-quality scenes. I like the gorilla tripod shown by large_diver because it has flexible arms so you can fold it up when not needed and can be adjusted for non-level surfaces.

The limitation with a tripod is having a base to set up on. As the poster above alluded to, that mound of brain coral is not a base for your tripod but I'll assume you are taking care to set up on sand or bare rock.
 
The lack of "sand or bare rock" in most places I dive is why a tripod would be next to useless for me. There is marine life almost everywhere. I try to touch nothing that could harbor some form of marine life. Even bare sand could conceivably shelter tiny animals, though I would be much less concerned about bare sand than coral. Personally, I don't think I have the knowledge to be able to judge what it is that I am setting a tripod down on.
 
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