Underwater Camera

are you happy that you can get the camera close enough to the anodes to compensate for a fairly low resolution ? Or can see you see well enough to say "Harrumph, 30/40/50/60%% worn. Replace Yes/No."
 
sarabande said:
are you happy that you can get the camera close enough to the anodes to compensate for a fairly low resolution ? Or can see you see well enough to say "Harrumph, 30/40/50/60%% worn. Replace Yes/No."
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Amazingly clear & you have the option to take video or images.
 
I bought one recently on the recommendation of a forumite - very useful especially as I needed to have a look in a very confined space of my boat's bilge. Using it to inspect things underwater is a bit trickier. I strap an empty water bottle (used as a float) and the camera to my deck brush so the bottle pushes the camera/brush combo against the hull. Also works if you want to give yer hull a quick scrub at the same time!
 
Several years ago we lifted out at Port Toga in Bastia, Corsica. The yard foreman, an excellent guy, had a camera like that on a pole with the display in the crane driver's cab. Slings were checked carefully for position before the boat was lifted. Wish more would do it, we have suffered a bit of damage to transducers a couple of times.
 
Also going to get one - anybody know which of the two models on this thread is going to be the best buy ?

Edit: Typical - what starts out to be just a quick, simple impulse buy turns into in-depth research about which model to get !

The first one has a longer cable (7m) but the second one has considerably better resolution and just 5m cable. Do you think it would be possible to use an short unpowered usb extension ?
 
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I was wishing I had one of these a couple of weeks ago, when I suspected that I'd picked up something round the prop. However the mirror from the heads worked pretty well, got a very clear view of the prop (after I'd unscrewed it from the wall, that is). I think a mirror on a pole is a good low-tech solution, based on this experience.
 
Storyline said:
This was discussed earlier this year and Nigel Mercer rated this HD one

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00F89XU4Q/dolcetto-21

Has the shorter 5m wire though !
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Have ordered Nigels's one but the specs are confusing as it says it is 640 * 480 on the main description but further down it says it is 1080 * 720.

Very confusing - no idea what is winging it's way from China !

Description:
This USB Endoscope is a portable,handheld video endoscope system with a flexible insertion tube.
It can easily be operated by plugging directly into your computer.
The Real HD 1080*720 Pixels resolution camera provides good video quality and with 6 adjustable LED lights on the tip,you can see clearly in dark area.
The camera head and cable are water resistant wich makes it possible to work in multiple environments.
You can also capture pictures or record videos through your computer or laptop easily with the bundled software.

Specifications:
Resolution：640*480
View angle：60°
Focal Distance：6cm --21cm
Interface: USB2.0 UVC
Light:6 White LED Lights (Adjustable)
Length:5 Meters
Waterproof:IP-67
 
mjcoon said:
Any idea whether these devices would work with a OTG-USB cable and a tablet? (As alternative to laptop.)
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I've just received my camera, the one recommended by SimbaDog in post #1. Using the apps 'UsbWebCamera' and 'UsbWebCameraPro' by Serenegiant, it worked perfectly over USB OTG with my Samsung Galaxy S3 smartphone and my Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet. The cable is 7m, but 6.3m from the camera to the light control knob. That should be enough to check my prop (more than enough, in fact, as the prop is currently in the bottom drawer of the chart table with the boat out of the water for the winter).
 
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