Video camera and housing DIY

[Delta]

Has anybody build their own underwater camera and housing that can be used or put on a full face mask? You can buy one of those cheap mini cameras and put it inside a plastic tube, seal it well using O-rings, Polymorph and epoxy resin. Than the cable would go from the camera up to the surface and connected to a monitor.

I was wondering if anybody have made there own and used it. What was the result and it would be fun to see some pictures of their setup.

I ran across this homepage and as you can see it is possible to build it and do it cheap. But this guy is not a diver so I would like a feedback from divers.

http://www.rmcybernetics.com/projects/DIY_Devices/homemade_underwater_camera.htm

 

[gert7to3]

There are two posts just down from yours.

http://www2.mrc-lmb.cam.ac.uk/personal/pdh/housing/

 

[Delta]

Yes I know I read those and they are great. But the camera that I was thinking about is much smaller and can be put on a full face mask and is connected to a monitor.

 

[McKee Boykin]

I guess you mean like a canister light, which I like the idea?

 

[Delta]

Yes I think something like that. I was even consider to use camera like this http://www.microvideo.ca/2000wp.htm, it is rated a depth to a 30 meters.