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

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

That's a rather old article.

The Pentax W30 has already replaced the W20 and Olympus has also
replaced the 720 SW with the 725, 770, 850 and my current camera, the
1030 SW.


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Wilko van den Bergh wilkoa t)dse(d o tnl
Eindhoven The Netherlands Europe
---Look at the possibilities, don't worry about the limitations.---
http://kayaker.nl/

"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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