"Jeff Potter (of OutYourBackdoor.com)" wrote:
There are several waterproof digicams out there that are meant to be
still-cams but which have powerful video modes. They cost $150-$250.

Let's see, there's the Pentax Optio series and the Olympus SW series
(I think). The Oly's are also shockproof.

http://photokayaker.fit2paddle.com/C...022/index.html

That guy's website has several good pages on kayak video-ing. He uses
the Pentax's. He also has links to various sticky-pod tripods and
such. I suppose a gorilla pod would also work in some situations.
Yeah, then there are the booms---cool---you can operate them from a
sea kayak cockpit, too, I would think.

--JP
outyourbackdoor.com

As another alternative, you can keep the camcorder you have and buy an
EWA-Marine waterproof enclosure (more like a bag) for it. I've had mine
since the 90's for my old Sony TRV-20 and it still works (we used it
quite a bit this last summer).

EWA-Marine enclosures have a glass (or plexiglass front for where your lense
is and the rest of the bag is a stiff plastic that you can still work all
your buttons through.

--
John Nelson
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