The tendency for a new videographer is to concentrate on the wrong things, or to have their priorities backwards. Safety should always be the first consideration.
If a diver does not know how much gas they have, their depth or what is happening around them, then they should not be recording. It only takes a few seconds to check on these things and it could save a piece of coral, an angry buddy or it could even save a life.
You can read the rest of this article by downloading the magazine (free):
Here's the free download link of Xray magazine. Lot's of interesting articles.
On page 86 is an article I wrote about the GoPro, "do's and don'ts".
http://www.xray-mag.com/pdfs/xray65/X-Ray65_locked.pdf
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