What (how much) are those tiny cameras, used to record Youtube dinghy videos?

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I may regret asking, just as I'll regret buying one, rigging it up and recording some expensive, injurious, litigious collision, then discussing it bitterly for the next decade...

...but where can I get one of them? Considering I bought my phone to communicate, not because it has a camera, it can actually record video footage amazingly well, so evidently a very small sophisticated lens/image-storage device isn't in itself very expensive...

...but the phone's a pain to film with, when your hands are full, and I want one I can dunk without it ceasing to operate. Any recommendations?
 
Or for £300 or so a Compact waterproof tough camera like my Panasonic with just a medium wide (28mm equiv) lens


Or spend a bundle on a Go Pro.
 
Thanks for that, the 808 looks right for me. I'm guessing it's happy to get deluged, without quitting?

Is there a USB link, or some means by which to check the view you're filming, as you're doing it?

Edit...just looked at the link...question answered, I think. Cheers. :)
 
I've a GoPro hero2 at less than £200 that should do the job. Its fish-eye lens is a bit idiosyncratic, but I bought mine just before they launched the later more sensible model (at +£100). I use it regularly as a dashcam in the car, and have taken it snorkelling without a problem. Great HD resolution but needs a decent amount of light. A reasonable SD card (say 32GB) means that you can have several hours of continuous video that you can throw away at no cost if nothing interesting happened. You can always attach the camera to a stick and look at the state of your prop.
 
Dinghy sailing is better in sunshine. BTW Dan, the 808 is not waterproof. There are articles on making enclosures on the link provided.
Go Pro is easier, but much more expensive. Still without an in-built screen. You just have to aim by eye and use whatever you have caught. You shouldn't have time to be fannying about with cameras anyway.
There are lots of halfway house headcams at up to about £90. There is ione marketed as a Rollie which has a good spec. You need an angle of view of 120° to make the images worthwhile. A dinghy is a very small place.

Avoid things like this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Polaroid-XS7-Waterproof-Mounting-Included/dp/B009ETEEAU which has only a 70° angle of view

This one http://www.wiggle.co.uk/contour-roam-2-video-camera/ claims a lot. I think the mention of 270° refers to the rotation of the lens, not angle of view.
 
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Thanks for that. At those prices, I may just spend the money on a trapeze harness, and put my phone (with okay camera) in a sealed plastic bag.

Headcam is an interesting idea.
 
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