small camera??

jpt · 14th January 2007, 12:02

Hi All
Am needing a small u/ camera to take a pic inside a 4 ft square tank withan opening of about 75mm in dia, cant increase the hole and the tank is in about 20m of water, any ideas anyone?
Or am I

John Thornton

Johnny Christensen · 14th January 2007, 12:34

Maybe some kind of dropcam Sartek Industries, Inc. Underwater Video Camera Products:

I'd guess that it would be relatively easy for you to borrow or rent that from a commercial diver.
I have seen great results with very small units.

Ben Field · 15th January 2007, 08:55

Can you make the hole slightly bigger? This is about the smallest underwater housing I could find.

I have one of these- Chinook Sports - Digital Dive Cameras use it for video generally, not a superb camera by todays standards but I've taken it to depths and places most people shy away from with cameras.

BEN

rdmmdr · 15th January 2007, 10:33

gut a hand torch and put one of the pin hole surveillance/Nannie cameras in it. wire to an old battery can with the recorder in it and you have it. put a couple of spring loaded hinges on a arm with a couple of lanyards on it and you will be able to see every thing. if you are using comms all you would need is the camera and a hundred feet of wire. that is less then a hundred bucks.

rick

UKSteve · 15th January 2007, 18:25

John,

Not sure what your budget is ...private / commercial ... but if the latter this equipment works and is 40 - 50mm diameter but can see couple of metres in each direction if clear water... and probably can be run by hand on a short length of cable....rest of gear is pretty portable...couple of air boxes...

I believe they have a base in Aberdeen....

Downhole Video

for those in the business they have some great clips of junk lost down hole..

Best of luck,

Steve

**Gill Envy** · 15th January 2007, 20:58

i believe an canon sd elf, should do the job. it's referred to as an sd in in the US, in your neck of the woods it goes by ixus. From the SD/ixus 500 onward, canon offers a pretty high quality acrylic housings at a very reasonable price. The housing for the sd 500 is the wp dc 70. The seris is up the the sd/ixus 900/wp dc7 as of last september. the whole series takes amazing macro shots up to a half an inch away and the 900 pacs 10 megapixels, it has a bright internal flash and an iso of 1600, no need for external flash and even takes nice photos in low available light. in the housing, it's incredibly compact, you'll have to look up the exact dimensions.
hope that helps.

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Ben Field CK+Shearwater Current Rebreather/s: Classic Kiss Other Rebreather/s: Sport Kiss Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London, England Posts: 1,620	Re: small camera?? Can you make the hole slightly bigger? This is about the smallest underwater housing I could find. I have one of these- Chinook Sports - Digital Dive Cameras use it for video generally, not a superb camera by todays standards but I've taken it to depths and places most people shy away from with cameras. BEN __________________ Know your PPO2, Pre-breath, Use checklists, Validate cells at 6mtrs, Use pure O2 at or near surface, Use a BOV, Don't dive Solo, Change Slime and Cells as recommended by Manufacturer and RTFM! Beware Fridge Suck! www.hugsac.org.uk
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rdmmdr designer of death Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Other CCR Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: kerman,california Posts: 372	Re: small camera?? gut a hand torch and put one of the pin hole surveillance/Nannie cameras in it. wire to an old battery can with the recorder in it and you have it. put a couple of spring loaded hinges on a arm with a couple of lanyards on it and you will be able to see every thing. if you are using comms all you would need is the camera and a hundred feet of wire. that is less then a hundred bucks. rick
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UKSteve Steve Collard Current Rebreather/s: Inspiration Vision Other Rebreather/s: Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Weymouth, UK Posts: 598	Re: small camera?? John, Not sure what your budget is ...private / commercial ... but if the latter this equipment works and is 40 - 50mm diameter but can see couple of metres in each direction if clear water... and probably can be run by hand on a short length of cable....rest of gear is pretty portable...couple of air boxes... I believe they have a base in Aberdeen.... Downhole Video for those in the business they have some great clips of junk lost down hole.. Best of luck, Steve Last edited by UKSteve : 15th January 2007 at 18:27.
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Gill Envy Shearwater Copis Divers Current Rebreather/s: Other CCR Other Rebreather/s: Evolution Other CCR Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: seattle Posts: 1,313	Re: small camera?? i believe an canon sd elf, should do the job. it's referred to as an sd in in the US, in your neck of the woods it goes by ixus. From the SD/ixus 500 onward, canon offers a pretty high quality acrylic housings at a very reasonable price. The housing for the sd 500 is the wp dc 70. The seris is up the the sd/ixus 900/wp dc7 as of last september. the whole series takes amazing macro shots up to a half an inch away and the 900 pacs 10 megapixels, it has a bright internal flash and an iso of 1600, no need for external flash and even takes nice photos in low available light. in the housing, it's incredibly compact, you'll have to look up the exact dimensions. hope that helps. __________________ Gill Envy ...Because I wasn't born with gills! ><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>><(°>
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